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Rosina Mete: Promoting collaboration within an interdisciplinary team: Communication, connection, and critical thinking (CCC)

In a recent Food for Afterthought article published in the Journal of Community Safety and Well‑Being, Yorkville University faculty member Rosina Mete explores how communication, connection, and critical thinking (CCC) can strengthen collaboration within interdisciplinary teams.

Drawing on professional experience in multidisciplinary health‑care settings, the article highlights how intentional communication practices, respectful relationship‑building, and reflective decision‑making support effective teamwork—particularly in complex environments such as community health and mental health crisis response. The CCC framework offers a practical lens for professionals working across disciplines to enhance collaboration and improve client‑centred care.

This work contributes to ongoing conversations about interdisciplinary practice in community safety and well‑being and underscores the value of adaptability, inclusion, and shared purpose in professional teams.

Citation:
Mete, R. (2025). Promoting collaboration within an interdisciplinary team: Communication, connection, and critical thinking (CCC). Journal of Community Safety and Well‑Being, 10(4), 250–252. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.507

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Matthew Dunleavy wearing a pink and purple polka-dot shirt under a grey blazer with red-framed glasses and a long reddish-brown beard smiling into the camera
Matthew Dunleavy

Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development

mdunleavy@yorkvilleu.ca 

Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 9+ years’ experience. He immediately joins our CTEI from York University where he was an Educational Developer with the Teaching Commons; before entering that role, he served as the Program Director of the Online Learning and Technology Consultants (OLTC) Program at the Maple League of Universities (Acadia University; Bishop’s University; Mount Allison University; and St. Francis Xavier University). In 2022, he was awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) for this work.