Visioning for the Future: What Can Educational Leaders Do to Build a Shared Commitment to Interagency Collaboration?

Interagency collaboration is being touted as a means for schools to address the increasing social, emotional and health care needs of students. In this article, we contend that if interagency collaboration is to become more than a buzzword, then school leaders must work diligently to build a shared commitment to the school's vision by engaging service providers in sustained and collective discussions and decisions about the school's direction. Two promising approaches for building this shared commitment—strategic planning and collaborative visioning—are highlighted, including a discussion of how several newly-formed collaboratives are confronting the cultural, procedural/regulatory, and personal barriers that prohibit meaningful interagency collaboration.

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Research Forum on Challenges in Hearing Health Care for the Oldest Older Adults

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/2015_aja-14-0075 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 98-99

Author(s):

Judy R. Dubno

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Care ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Health Care Needs ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Care Needs ◽

Needs Assessments ◽

Hearing Health

Purpose The purpose of this article is to introduce the invited Research Forum on challenges in hearing health care for the oldest older adults, which was presented at the 2014 HEaring Across the Lifespan conference (HEAL 2014). Method A brief overview of the three presentations in the special session is provided along with general conclusions. Conclusions Hearing health care needs of the oldest older adults are multifactorial and are related to auditory and cognitive declines; social, emotional, and lifestyle changes; and increasing physical disabilities and other comorbidities. Improved clinical outcomes for hearing health require personalized needs assessments by interprofessional teams and shared decision making on treatment options.

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A Qualitative Approach to the Mental Health Care Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Victoria

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py02041 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 30

Author(s):

Maria Teresa Dawson ◽

Paul Grech ◽

Brendan Hyland ◽

Fiona Judd ◽

John Lloyd ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Health Services ◽

Service Providers ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Health Care Needs ◽

Care Needs ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

This article reports on the findings of the qualitative stage of a larger project on the mental care needs of people with HIV/AIDS and mental illness (Tender T1176 Department of Human Services, Mental Health Branch, Victoria - Research on the Mental Health Care Needs of People with HIV/AIDS and Mental Illness). The purpose of the larger research was to evaluate the needs and treatment requirements of persons with HIV/AIDS, who also suffer from mental health problems, with a view to developing proposals for improving existing service delivery in Victoria, Australia. The qualitative stage was designed to complement and elucidate data obtained through the quantitative stages of the project. Thirty in-depth open-ended interviews were carried out with service providers including HIV physicians, general practitioners, psychiatrists, clinical and managerial staff of Area Mental Health Services, Contact Tracers and forensic mental health services staff, as well as representatives of community groups such as People Living with HIV/AIDS and Positive Women and carers. The interviews explored the perspective of both service providers and users of such services with respect to needs for psychiatric care and service delivery, ease of access or barriers to mental health services, and the perceived strengths and weaknesses in current service provision. This paper presents the main findings and recommendations submitted to the funding body.

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