Resource Exchange: A Case Study
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- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Periodical for Community Studies in Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
- Vol. 1 (2) , 55-63
- https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-1982-0017
Abstract
This paper describes a resource exchange program between two human service organizations: a public school board and a university. This case study illustrates the utility of the concept of resource exchange as a response to pressures for the effective management of limited human resources. With an emphasis on mutual goals, needs, and strengths, the resource exchange program expanded resources available to both organizations. For the public school board, new services in the form of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs were developed. For the university, research and training opportunities were created. Finally, the fragmentation between and within the organizations was reduced in correspondence with their increased mutual interdependence.Keywords
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