The case for interprofessional education in teacher education and beyond |
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| Authors: | Jennifer Dobbs-Oates Carrie Wachter Morris |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;2. Department of Counselling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA |
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| Abstract: | In many PreK-12 school environments, individuals with a variety of professional identities and roles provide services to students. Typically, these individuals are trained with minimal interaction with each other, yet they must work cooperatively with each other in the schools. Interprofessional education (IPE) provides a model whereby students in different disciplines learn to collaborate. This article describes the origins and current status of IPE in the health professions; suggests strategies for applying IPE to educator training; describes a promising example IPE project involving two distinct school-based professionals, pre-service special educators and school counsellors in training, including outcomes documented through student reflections; and offers implications for implementing and sustaining IPE in schools of education. |
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| Keywords: | Pre-service teacher education interprofessional education interdisciplinary approach special education counsellor–teacher cooperation collaboration |
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