Observe
Observe or participate in interprofessional team interactions or a team meeting.
The suggested time is at least one hour for the activity.
Interprofessional team interactions/meetings could involve collaborative team planning or clinical interactions such as joint goal-setting, assessments, interventions, or service planning.
The format of interactions could be face-to-face meetings, team rounds, or team huddles. They should involve two or more team members of different professions/roles.
Report on the Meeting
Write a reflective summary that addresses each of the following aspects:
Introduction
In the introduction paragraph, identify the name of the meeting, number of participants, and type of meeting.
Team Leader Coordination
Did the team leader coordinate the discussion? If so, how? If not, explain what you observed.
Did the team leader facilitate or dominate the discussion?
Describe did the leader achieve the six leadership competencies:
The Team Leader: Leadership Competencies
There are six leadership competencies needed to become an effective leader (LaFasto & Larson, 2001):
Focus on the goal.
Ensure a collaborative climate.
Build confidence.
Demonstrate sufficient technical know-how.
Set priorities.
Manage performance.
Contributions from the Members of the Team
Did the members of the team come prepared to discuss the case/situation from their discipline specific perspective? Summarize what you observed.
How did the members of the team, who were involved in the case/situation, contribute to the discussion?
Interprofessional Communication
How is the discussion distributed among all team members?
Did the members of the team appear to understand the roles and responsibilities of other members of the team? Please describe your observations.
Did the team members appear to have respect, confidence, and trust in one another? Please describe your observations that support your answer.
How did the team members add other supporting pieces of information from their discipline specific perspective regarding the case/situation?
Where the opinions of team members were valued by other members? If so, please explain.
Conflict Management
Were there instances of team members disagreeing openly with each other’s ideas? Please describe the observation.
Reflect
Write a brief summary of the experience
Include a reflection on what was learned about team dynamics as a result of attending the meeting.
Using the conflict management strategies presented in the content this week, describe two strategies you would use, as a leader, to handle interpersonal conflicts in a team setting?
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