A Narrative of Interprofessional Group Development

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interprofessional education, primary care behavioral health, behavioral health consultant, group development

Abstract

Interprofessional education is a new movement that is being adopted more by educators in higher education. In other words, it has come to stay. This is the story of a collaboration across five disciplines at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to implement a Primary Care Behavioral Health certificate program that benefits both the students and the community of Rio Grande Valley. Tuckman and Jensen’s (1977) model of group development frames this narrative, with its stages of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning.

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Leyla Feize, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Leyla Feize, PhD, LCSW-S is Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX (956-665-4009, leyla.feize@utrgv.edu).

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2025-06-30

How to Cite

Feize, L. (2025). A Narrative of Interprofessional Group Development. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 31(2), 98–106. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/2079

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