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ABSTRACT
Human service professionals (HSPs) play important roles in supporting victims of sexual violence. When these professionals work together in various forms of collaboration, attitudes of professionals in different fields can sometimes facilitate or sometimes hinder collaboration. The effect of attitude can be further highlighted when HSPs collaborate with experts with different fields of sexual violence, such as police officers. This study examined the difference in the attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration and victims of sexual violence between HSPs and police officers in South Korea. Then, the effect of such attitudes on the degree of interprofessional collaboration was analyzed. Survey data were collected from 174 HSPs and 65 police officers at 34 hospital-based Sunflower Centers across South Korea. Results showed that HSPs had a more positive attitude toward the benefits of interprofessional collaboration, and had a less negative attitude toward victims of sexual violence, than police officers. The results further confirmed that collaboration can be strengthened by actively fostering interprofessional work and reducing prejudice against the victims. Based on these results, practical implications to promote the degree of interprofessional collaboration are suggested.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI19C0596). This study was conducted as part of a theoretical and empirical review aimed at facilitating effective interprofessional networking among healthcare and social service professionals.
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Junseob Shin
Junseob Shin is a professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Konkuk Univeristy in South Korea. His research specialization includes social work administration, interprofessional collaboration in human services fields, organizational innovation, and IT & ICT application to human services.
Min-So Paek
Min-so Paek is an associate professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Konkuk University in Korea. Her area of research focus on medical social work and gerontology. Topics include cancer survivorship, application of assistive technology for individuals with chronic conditions, and multidisciplinary approach in caring for older adults.
Seok Kim
Seok Kim is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at Konkuk University. His chosen field of study is modern French philosophy, psychoanalysis, and social psychology. He studies social conflict, group psychology and cultural phenomena from a psychoanalytic perspective.