Providers working with families are likely to have to collaborate with professionals from different disciplines, such as medicine and education. By successfully working together with these community partners, providers can create collaborative solutions to complex problems for the children and families they serve. This course will describe how families may interact with different professionals to receive comprehensive care, explain the reasons why collaborating with other professionals is important and beneficial to the provider and their families, explain the roles of the different professionals, and how to locate appropriate referrals to other professionals.
