Advancing Interprofessional Education

We’re pleased to join the following organizations to advance IPE:

CSWE is committed to advancing interprofessional education (IPE) to enable effective collaborative practice and improve health outcomes for all communities. IPE happens when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration, resulting in high-quality health care and outcomes. CSWE's Advancing Interprofessional Education initiative promotes the latest IPE resources, partnership and collaboration opportunities, publications, events, and awards. Please click on the circles below to be directed to the corresponding section. 

Events

• Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Institutes and Events
  • Strengthening Partnerships for IPE and Collaborative Practice 
    • October 2–4, 2019; Portland, OR
• IPEC Webinars
• NEXUS Summit 2019
  • August 18–20, 2019; Minneapolis, MN
• Collaborating Across Borders (CAB)
  • ​​October 20–23, 2019; Indianapolis, IN
• World Coordinating Committee All Together Better Health (ATBH)
  • Now welcoming bids from organizations interested in hosting the 10th ATBH conference, to be held in 2020

Past Events

Eight social work faculty from CSWE programs participated in the IPEC Spring 2019 Institute at the Association of American Medical Colleges (pictured right). 

IPEC Conferences

• 2019 IPEC Interprofessional Leadership Development Program​
• 2018 Fall IPEC Institute; Interprofessional Education: Advancing & Sustaining Your Program for Collaborative Practice
• 2018 SAMHSA/IPEC Addiction Education Interprofessional Summit: Enhancing Addiction Education Across the Health Professions
• 2018 Spring IPEC Institute; IPE: Building a Framework for Collaboration

Resources

•  A Guide to Interprofessional Collaboration (Iachini, Bronstein, & Mellin; CSWE Press, 2018) helps students and practitioners develop the skills necessary to engage in interprofessional collaborative practice. The workbook uses Bronstein’s Model of Interdisciplinary Collaboration as a framework and includes case examples, practice tips, and multimedia links.
• The Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: 2016 Update is the most up-to-date competencies and implementation recommendations and serves as an update to the 2011 Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.
• The Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education have released a guidance document titled Guidance on Developing Quality Interprofessional Education for the Health Professions.
• Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPEC)—IPEC works in collaboration with academic institutions to promote, encourage, and support efforts to prepare future health professionals to enter the workforce ready for interprofessional collaborative practice that helps ensure the health of individuals and populations. IPEC offers several annual trainings, workshops, webinars, awards, and resources for the interprofessional community. 
• MedEdPORTAL—High quality, peer-reviewed, competency-based learning modules and publications for interprofessional health education.

Partnerships

• Camden Coalition Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Learning Collaborative—CSWE is a sponsor of this annual program that trains interdisciplinary teams of professional students from schools around the country to learn to work with complex medical and social needs using a patient-centered approach.  
• Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education—CSWE represents social work education at these biannual forums.
• Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative—CSWE is a member of this organization that collaborated on the development of the guidance document to assist health profession education programs prepare graduates for interprofessional collaborative practice.
• Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)—CSWE is a member of the IPEC with representatives serving on the board and planning council that works to plan and implement the national IPEC faculty development institutes as well as planning and implementing the IPEC webinar series.
• National Academies of Practice—CSWE promotes the recognition of social work academy fellows that advance interprofessional healthcare by fostering collaboration and advocating policies in the best interest of individuals and communities.
• National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE)—CSWE represents social work on the Steering Committee of NCICLE, a forum committed to improving the educational experience and patient care outcomes within clinical learning environments.