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Abstract
This mixed-methodology research examines the interdisciplinary community collaborative (ICC) experiences of 50 participants from six professions: law, social work, psychology, public health, nursing, and medicine. They came together for 1 of 2 intensive days of structured dialogue and collaborative problem-solving around a common case scenario, in both mono- and multidisciplinary groups. The main purpose of this study is to explore the similarities and differences in how this group viewed their interdisciplinary collaborative experiences. This article features the quantitative and qualitative data from a self-administered questionnaire to the participants about their perspectives on their experiences after the structured dialogue day. The article presents: (a) the mapping of the professions with whom they have collaborated, (b) their perceptions of the positive and negative experiences about those collaborations, (c) their self-reported familiarity with and their perception of the leadership roles of the specific six disciplines, and (d) their perceptions about the strengths and limitations of their own profession’s ability to collaborate with other disciplines. It includes their reflections on the day’s experience. The main findings were: (a) Participants reflected their profession’s codes of ethics in valuing, learning from, and contributing to ICC activities, (b) participants understood the complexities and contradictions of ICC endeavors, and (c) participants identified professional determinants of ICC that positively and negatively affect ICC. The article concludes with recommendations about future directions for research and practice on interdisciplinary community collaboration.