SCHOOL AGENCY COLLABORATION - ENRICHING TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SERVICE IN STATE-HOSPITAL PLACEMENTS

The social work literature notes increasing problems and controversies related to the interrelationships of teaching, scholarship, and servi ce. The authors present a model of a school and state hospital collabo ration project that integrates these educational dimensions. Major com ponents of the model are described, including a philosophy and rationa le for collaboration, key features of collaboration, and an overview a nd evaluation of the project's three programs. The project demonstrate s that teaching, scholarship, and service can interact in a way that e nriches social work education.