“…Often a definition is absent; terms are used interchangeably or can describe varying degrees of collaboration (D'Amour, Ferrada-Videla, MartinRodriguez & Beaulieu, 2005). Variations described include: cooperation (Walsh, Brabeck & Howard, 1999), collaborative consultation, teaming (Coben, Thomas, Sattler & Morsink, 1997;Knackendoffel, 2005) and multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration (Paul & Peterson, 2001). Despite the inconsistency in definition and terminology, the literature reports common features of collaboration including joint communication and goal setting.…”