Successful interprofessional collaborations have been identified as a potential solution to mitigate problems associated with negative outcomes for clients involved with the child welfare system. The barriers to collaborative relationships need to be better understood and effectively addressed. To understand the characteristics, barriers, and facilitators of collaborations between different types of providers and child welfare workers, as well as their impacts. Mental health professionals, foster and kinship parents, legal professionals, and other providers responded to an online survey distributed in a Northeastern State of the United States of America. Participants ( 208) completed the survey. Qualitative responses were analyzed by three coders using three levels of axial coding with constant comparison. Participants identified different aspects of communication, relationships, and follow-through as key elements of successful collaborations, as well as the items most likely to interfere with their formation. Providers differed somewhat in how concerned they were with various aspects of collaborations in accordance with their professional roles. Barriers to successful collaborations included both individual and systemic factors which often resulted in negative outcomes. Overall, more negative experiences were offered than positive ones. Strategies are needed to improve communication, promote positive relationships, and address systemic barriers to enhance collaboration and, in turn, improve outcomes for child welfare-involved clients.

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提供者与儿童福利工作者合作的经验：好的、坏的以及影响

成功的跨专业合作已被认为是缓解儿童福利系统客户负面结果相关问题的潜在解决方案。需要更好地理解和有效解决协作关系的障碍。了解不同类型的提供者和儿童福利工作者之间合作的特征、障碍和促进因素及其影响。心理健康专业人员、养父母和亲属父母、法律专业人员和其他提供者对在美利坚合众国东北部州发布的一项在线调查做出了回应。参与者（208）完成了调查。三位编码员使用三个级别的轴向编码并不断进行比较来分析定性响应。参与者将沟通、关系和后续行动的不同方面确定为成功合作的关键要素，以及最有可能干扰其形成的项目。提供商根据其专业角色对协作各个方面的关注程度有所不同。成功合作的障碍包括个人因素和系统因素，这些因素往往会导致负面结果。总体而言，提供的负面体验多于正面体验。需要制定策略来改善沟通，促进积极的关系，并解决系统性障碍，以加强合作，进而改善涉及儿童福利的客户的成果。