PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT - CROSSING BOUNDARIES
Andrews (1990) defines interdisciplinary collaboration as occurring "when different professionals, possessing unique knowledge, skills, organizational perspectives, and personal attributes, engage in coordinated problem solving for a common purpose" (cited in Berg-Weger &. Schneider, 1998). My Interdisciplinary Connections Padlet. For a better view follow this link: https://padlet.com/janice_potts17/ptalcmst9fhl Interestingly, as I consider all my current interdisciplinary connections, my Padlet became quite a large arrangement. I also noticed that it is impossible to act as an independent. My current interdisciplinary connections and the CoPs I identify with, are interwoven. There are so many connections that we create to enable us to do our job properly that I have unconsciously adopted an interdisciplinary approach. Benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary practice in relation to my identified connections: The key benefit is that of mut...