COLLABORATION

• In treatment, a collaborative relationship occurs when the family and provider work together to meet the family's needs and goals.1,2

Good collaboration is associated with: 

• Less severe mental health symptoms 3 
• Greater trust in provider and treatment 4 
• Higher child and parent participation during treatment 1,5,6,7,8,9
• Greater family satisfaction with treatment experience 10,11

• Partnership: A positive relationship between family and provider¹ 
• Family-centered: Treatment considers the family's needs and goals 12,13,14,15,16 
• Participation: Family is actively involved in treatment 1

1. How will my family's top concerns be considered in treatment? 
2. How will my family's goals be integrated into treatment?
3. How are the provider's and my family's goals similar and/or different? 
4. How will my family participate in my child's treatment?