Austin, Michael J.

Building a comprehensive agency-university partnership a case study of the bay area social services consortium / [electronic resource] : Michael J. Austin PhD,Maria Martin MSW,Sarah Carnochan MSW, JD,Sheryl Goldberg PhD,Jill Duerr Berrick PhD,Barbara Weiss MSW &Julie Kelley MSW, MPH. - pp. 89-106.

University-community partnerships are receiving increased attention in an era of rapid change and fragmented resources. This case study of a multi-county consortium of social service agencies in collaboration with four graduate social work programs and two foundations represents an innovative approach to building a partnership through the use of a consortium as a mediating structure. With a focus on training, research, policy development, and a think tank, specific implications for developing agency-university partnership are identified. The case is embedded in the expanding literature on university-community collaboration.


Mode of access: Internet.

Consortium, collaboration, social services, university-community partnerships, think tank

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