Reflections on building community: a different perspective on academic-community partnerships using the integration matrix.
Implementation of interdisciplinary rehabilitation services and clinical training in community settings is a complex process. Documented methods for analyzing, evaluating and monitoring the process within federally funded grant projects are limited. This paper reports on the use of one proposed method, the Integration Matrix of Konrad, as a framework for formative assessment and analysis of project operations. Based upon ongoing experiences implementing a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded clinical training program in a community setting, a revision of the Integration Matrix is proposed to better reflect a community-centered, pervasive communication approach to program operations and analysis.
Jensen
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GM
School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. gjensen@creighton.edu
Royeen
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CB
D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009329:Nebraska; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education*; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation