I am indebted to the mentors and colleagues who have established and refined best practices for collaborative problem solving. Beyond their contributions to the best practices in this handbook, they …

Building on work of Dr. John Peters, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee, his students, and colleagues, seven aspects of collaborative communication are described here. Each aspect …

Good relationships build trust and goodwill and provide a solid foundation for partners to work together towards mutual goals and objectives. Experience shows that successful collaborative efforts often …

learning and problem solving. Collaborative learning in a team context can be defined, measured, and reported through six subskills (O’Neil et al., 1997): adaptability (recognizing problems and …

A key principle of Collaborative Care treatment is that care is intensified or changed if patients are not responding to initial treatments. If patients are not achieving treatment goals, the treatment plan …

Members of UNCG draw from a variety of descriptions to describe the work their centers do. We have collected the most widely used definitions that encapsulates collaborative governance.

Arthur Himmelman outlines the Collaboration Continuum in Collaboration for a Change: Definitions, Decision-making Models, Roles, and Collaboration Process Guide. The continuum Himmelman …