Interprofessional collaboration practice: Are you doing it well? Individual perceptions within Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

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Abstract Purpose The purposes of this study were 1) to describe the individual member, group and organizational perception of collaboration of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and 2) to focus on the individual levels of Interprofessional Collaboration (motivation, role expectations, personality style, professional power). Methods A cross sectional exploratory descriptive design. Data was collected from an online Qualtric© survey that incorporated the Perception of INterprofessional Collaboration Model Questionnaire (PINCOM) with some open ended questions. A convenience sample of SART members (n = 159) from the United States. Results The constructs for the individual level on interprofessional collaboration and the themes were categorized for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Advocate, Law Enforcement and Attorney. Three of four disciplines had a strong connection with individual motivation. Two disciplines had scores that reflected an unfavorable perception of collaboration. Scores on personality styles hindered interprofessional collaboration in all four disciplines. Conclusion Curriculum development based on the IPEC competencies may be a viable to unique groups such as the SART.