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July 26, 2026Education InquiryOpen Access

Interprofessional collaboration in schools: views of professionals in teaching, student health and social work

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OAOuti AlakärppäUniversity of HelsinkiEAElina AaltioTampere UniversityJHJohanna HelaUniversity of Helsinki

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Implication

Qualitative analysis explored interprofessional collaboration dynamics in schools, revealing barriers and facilitators among professionals.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how professionals in teaching, student health, and social work perceive their involvement in interprofessional collaboration.
  • Conducted interviews with 28 professionals in Finland from teaching, student health, and social work sectors.
  • Analyzed interview data using reflexive thematic analysis.
  • Teachers view themselves as information providers to student health and social work.
  • Student health professionals see their role as coordinators of communication between the school and social services.
  • Social work professionals emphasize their role in promoting services, while teachers and student health professionals underscore barriers to collaboration.

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Alakärppä et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a49fd3aea3239cd77272https://doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2026.2705670
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