Abstract
Interagency planning and service delivery has been a long-term goal of professionals concerned with handicapped individuals. Efforts to achieve collaborative service bases have been given higher priority and sharper focus due to major shifts of emphasis and requirements in the design and implementation of service delivery systems. This discussion is intended to: (a) summarize precedents and developments affecting current efforts in developing collaborative service systems; (b) identify basic processes essential to current efforts; (c) summarize basic interorganizational models relevant to interagency planning; (d) provide an illustrative planning model; (e) suggest basic problems associated with complex interagency negotiations; and (f) propose priorities for research, demonstration, and development.
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