title: Protective services teams: the social worker as liaison.
abstract: Multidisciplinary teams are widely used in response to complex problems such as child abuse, but they involve areas of potential conflict. Using his experience as a public agency liaison to the protective services team of a major children's hospital, the author examines how the liaison role combined with social work skills can help reduce conflict and enhance the performance of such teams.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012947:Social Work