Research & Development Committee-Sponsored Projects
Title	Pathways to Collaboration: Understanding the Role of Values and System-Related Factors that Contribute to the Adoption of Promising Practices Between Child Welfare and Alcohol and Drug Systems
Principal Investigator(s):	Laurie Drabble
School:	San Jose State University
Project Goal:	To investigate the role of values and other system-level factors in facilitating or impeding the development of collaborative models for improved intervention and shared case planning with substance abusing families.
Project Duration:	1 year
Project Status:	Completed
Project Outcomes:	Curriculum: "Pathways to Collaboration: Understanding the Role of Values and System-Related Factors in Collaboration Between Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Fields" developed by Laurie Drabble, Marty Tweed, and Kathy L. Osterling. The purpose of this research-based curriculum is to increase awareness about how individual and professional values may impact interdisciplinary practice and to develop skills for improved collaborative practice among child welfare workers, substance abuse treatment professionals, and other professionals working with substance-abusing families involved in the child welfare system. Article: Drabble, L. (2007). Pathways to collaboration: exploring values and collaborative practice between child welfare and substance abuse treatment fields. Child Maltreatment, 12(1), 31-42.