@article{824cad74c8414e4098945d45e979da6c,
title = "Interdisciplinary service-learning substance abuse projects: Processes and outcomes",
abstract = "The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and implementation of community-based, service-learning field projects by 30 health professional faculty fellows of Project MAINSTREAM, a faculty development program on substance abuse. The fellows worked together for two years in 10 Interdisciplinary Faculty Learning Groups (IFLGs), which consisted of three academics of different disciplines. The ten projects are viewed within the context of service- learning and are based on a balance between the provision of services to the community and furthering the learning objectives of Project MAINSTREAM.",
keywords = "Case studies, Field projects, Interdisciplinary education, Project MAINSTREAM, Service learning, Substance abuse",
author = "Straussner, {S. Lala A.} and Marcus, {Marianne T.} and Brown, {Richard L.} and Theresa Madden and Graham, {Antonnette V.} and Schoener, {Eugene P.}",
note = "Funding Information: Project MAINSTREAM (Multi-Agency Initiative on Substance Abuse Training and Education for AMerica) is a multidisciplinary faculty development program designed to develop or enhance educational competencies for the provision of basic substance abuse services. The project was funded by two federal agencies: US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and administered by the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), a 27-year-old, interdisciplinary professional organization whose primary mission is to improve substance abuse education for health care professionals. The project was funded for five-years and included a total of 13 interdisciplinary teams, each composed of three members from different health care disciplines. The teams were referred to as Interdisciplinary Faculty Leaning Groups (IFLGs). In order to provide direct guidance to the faculty fellows, each IFLG was assigned an experienced professional who served as a formal mentor. The over-all purpose of the two-year interdisciplinary fellowship program was to train and support the health professional faculty to enhance substance abuse curricula at their institutions.",
year = "2006",
month = jun,
day = "22",
doi = "10.1300/J465v26n03_04",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "26",
pages = "17--20",
journal = "Substance Abuse",
issn = "0889-7077",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",
number = "3-4",
}