Course 2: Working Effectively in Multidisciplinary Teams
Welcome to Working in a Multidisciplinary Team, Course 2 in Utilizing Professional Peers in Drug Treatment Courts, a course series for system actors working within drug treatment courts who are currently integrating, or hope to integrate, Professional Peers into their settings.
In this course, system actors will learn how to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams. This course entails three objectives:
- Objective 1 is to understand the differing roles of individuals in multidisciplinary teams.
- Objective 2 is that participants understand best practices when working on these multidisciplinary teams and,
- Objective 3 means that participants can brainstorm solutions to challenges that may arise when working in multidisciplinary teams.
Judges, Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, Court Officers, Drug Treatment
Court Administrator, Social Workers, Treatment Agency Staff, Counselors
This course is sponsored by the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), an initiative funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
We also gratefully acknowledge the following people or organizations for contributions and support:
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA )
- Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)
- Jennifer Joseph, Nancy McCarthy, Carrie Pettus-Davis
- Faye Taxman, Principal Investigator
Pettus, C., McCarthy, N. and Joseph, J. (2023). Course 2: Working Effectively in Multidisciplinary Teams. Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network Coordination and Translation Center. https://www.jcoinctc.org/courses/course-2-working-effectively-in-multidisciplinary-teams/
