Which practice characterizes the inter-disciplinary team model?

• A. They plan and carry out programming together after joint assessment
• B. Team members plan and carry out programming together
• C. Team members assess independently and plan together on programming
• D. They each work in isolation without coordination

Answer: (C)

In an inter-disciplinary team, professionals from different disciplines bring their own expertise to the table by conducting independent assessments to gather data from their distinct perspectives, and then come together to plan the programming collaboratively. This approach preserves each profession’s specialized information while ensuring the planned interventions are aligned and integrated into a single, cohesive program for the client. By collecting data separately, the team captures a full picture across domains; then, joint planning ensures goals, methods, and responsibilities are coordinated, reducing duplication and clarifying roles. If members assessed together or carried out programming without coordinated planning, that would reflect a different collaboration style; and working in isolation would fail to provide the coordinated, team-based approach this model emphasizes.