“…Children with special health care needs and chronic illnesses present unique challenges to health care providers and often require the expertise of providers from different disciplines working together (Drotar, 1995). The benefits of interdisciplinary care have been well documented in areas such as developmental disabilities (Yerbury, 1997), asthma (Weinstein, Chenkin, & Faust, 1997), oncology (Melamed, 1995), diabetes (Saunders, Miller, & Gates, 1989), child abuse (Kolbo & Strong, 1997), and failure to thrive (Black, Feigelman, & Cureton, 1999). The role of psychology in interdisciplinary teams is broad, extending from preventive services to education to diagnostic and therapeutic care.…”