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Dilemmas of Inter‐Professional Collaboration: Can they be Resolved?
Author(s) -
Rose Jo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00268.x
Subject(s) - identity (music) , sacrifice , joint (building) , power (physics) , sociology , public relations , professional boundaries , psychology , political science , engineering , aesthetics , quantum mechanics , history , philosophy , architectural engineering , physics , archaeology
Members of eight inter‐professional teams working in different areas of children’s services discussed their thoughts on three types of inter‐professional dilemmas. Participants described resolutions to dilemmas in terms of the construction and pursuit of joint goals. However, emergent themes included identity, power, territory and expertise. These arise from professionals’ everyday roles and activities and can directly influence construction and pursuit of joint goals. Successful collaboration, therefore, may entail some degree of professional self‐sacrifice in these areas.