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MAKING TEAM WORKING WORK ‐ A REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE
Author(s) -
Boland Jill,
Cann Fiona,
McCuaig Lorrie,
Onslow Debbie
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682829809179487
Subject(s) - facilitator , psychology , mainstream , openness to experience , honesty , pedagogy , medical education , nursing , social psychology , medicine , philosophy , theology
Southern Derbyshire Speech and Language Therapy Department has a team of six specialist speech and language therapists who support children with Specific Language Impairment in their mainstream schools via joint commissioning with education. As the team expanded in October 1995 this coincided with health trust and education changes and produced great instability and insecurity within the team. This paper outlines the implementation of a formal team working package using a facilitator provided by the trust's quality team and shows how it is possible to problem solve and develop within a framework of group rules, such as honesty and openness. Following its success its principles have allowed us to co‐operate more effectively with both school staff and the community team and to support colleagues through a re‐organisation of their service.