A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

In the community:

There is collaboration among 700 University of Pittsburgh faculty who have interests in issues related to children and families. The collaboration on site involves the clinical experiences of the upper undergraduate and graduate level students from a number of disciplines who provide services directly to the community.

In the degree program:

There are courses designed specifically to be interdisciplinary. These courses are taken by students in a number of different training areas (i.e. education, psychology, nursing, social work.)

How is the community served?

The Office of Child Development (OCD) coordinates $7 million/year of collaborative projects covering a variety of areas (i.e., comprehensive family support, early intervention, and tracking of high-risk infants.)

How do schools participate?

Schools participate in specific projects with university faculty and students.

How long has the interprofessional development program been operating?

The program began in 1986.

What clinical experiences are offered?

As part of the training grant provided to the program, all students involved in social, health, and human service programs do internships in public and private agencies related to children and families.

How is the program evaluated?

With funding from OCD, the Program has developed a policy and evaluation office. The office conducts evaluations of a number of community projects and serves as a consulting source for agencies on evaluation. The program has conducted self-evaluations and made programmatic changes based upon these evaluations.

Contact Person(s):

Mark Strauss, Associate Director
Office of Child Development
University of Pittsburgh
121 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 383-8973 (Phone)
(412) 624-4810 (Fax)

[Albuquerque Human Services Collaborative: University of New Mexico: Albuquerque, New Mexico]

[Center for the Collaborative Advancement of the Teaching Profession: University of Louisville: Louisville, Kentucky]