INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - OPPORTUNITIES FOR COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21ST-CENTURY

As societal forces affect the well-being of children, youth, and famil ies, professionals are changing the ways they practice and the setting s in which they work. In this article, the authors point toward interp rofessional collaborations and integrated service systems as promising reform efforts that present opportunities and challenges for counseli ng psychologists. The authors describe the history and commitments of counseling psychology that position the profession to meet these chall enges and the changes in focus and roles necessary to do so. Finally, efforts underway at Boston College are described as one example of cou nseling psychologists engaged in interprofessional collaboration withi n schools.