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The Phenomena of Collaborative Practice: the Impact of Interprofessional Education

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A qualitative phenomenological inquiry was utilized in this exploratory study to investigate the impact of interprofessional education on the development of collaborative practice for five participants training to be professional clinical mental health counselors and eight students training to be speech language pathologists. Global implications for counselor training, interprofessional education, collaborative practice, and future research are provided.

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  1. Department of Counseling and College Student Personnel, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA, 17257, USA

    Linwood G. Vereen

  2. College of Education and Human Services, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA, 17257, USA

    Linwood G. Vereen

  3. Department of Counseling, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA

    Chad Yates

  4. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA

    Daniel Hudock & Jody O’Donnell

  5. Dean, College of Education and Human Services, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, USA

    Nicole R. Hill

  6. TD Therapy Services, Pocatello, ID, USA

    McKenzie Jemmett

  7. Clear Speech Incorporated, Everett, WA, USA

    Sarah Knudson

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Vereen, L.G., Yates, C., Hudock, D. et al. The Phenomena of Collaborative Practice: the Impact of Interprofessional Education. Int J Adv Counselling 40, 427–442 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-018-9335-1

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