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JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 352-363Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/13561820802136866
Keywords
Childcare; differentiation; integration; interprofessional collaboration; inter-organizational collaboration
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This paper presents a selection of theoretical approaches illuminating some aspects of interprofessional collaboration, which will be related to theory of contingency as well as to the concepts of differentiation and integration. Theories that describe collaboration on an interpersonal as well as inter-organizational level are outlined and related to dynamic and contextual factors. Implications for the organization of welfare services are elucidated and a categorization of internal and external collaborative forms is proposed. A reflection model is presented in order to analyse the degree of integration in collaborative work and may serve as an analytical tool for addressing the linkage between different levels of collaboration and identifying opportunities and limitations. Some implications related to the legal mandate(s) given to childcare agencies are discussed in relation to the context of childcare in Norway.
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