Discussion Guide: Building an Effective Team-Discussion Guide for Building an Effective Team course

Discussion Guide for Building an Effective Team course

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The discussion guide by the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) aims to help facilitators lead a 60-minute group discussion on building effective Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) teams. This discussion targets learners who have completed the HCCI's online education activity on the topic and seeks to highlight practices that support team cohesion and effective communication for better patient and family support.<br /><br />The guide outlines necessary discussion materials, including hard copies of the "Next Steps" handout and optionally, a flipchart. Instructions emphasize using question prompts to guide discussions. The discussion's learning objectives are to describe the characteristics of interdisciplinary HBPC teams, identify barriers to team development, and apply best practices to enhance team effectiveness.<br /><br />The discussion is structured into five parts:<br /><br />1. **Introduction (5 mins)**<br />   - Prompts for discussing the relevancy of the course content in HBPC vs. outpatient settings and identifying healthcare team members in the HBPC practice.<br />   <br />2. **Optimal Teams (10 mins)**<br />   - Prompts for recalling the most effective type of healthcare team and describing characteristics of an optimal interdisciplinary team (patient-focused, lean, diverse). Discussions also include other team characteristics like communication/leadership preferences and benefits of interdisciplinary teams. There’s an emphasis on the role and benefits of care coordinators and opportunities for improving their utilization.<br /><br />3. **Overcoming Team Barriers (15 mins)**<br />   - Prompts for defining common barriers to effective team communication (e.g., geographic proximity, limited time, large caseloads, behavioral health caseloads, leadership style, culture/gender differences) and brainstorming strategies to overcome them. Participants might be divided into smaller groups to discuss assigned barriers before a collective debrief.<br /><br />4. **Strategies for Effective Teams (10 mins)**<br />   - Prompts for discussing and implementing strategies for team effectiveness such as getting to know each other, building a shared mission, and creating a desirable team culture.<br /><br />5. **Debrief (5 mins)**<br />   - Prompts for reviewing and committing to action steps from the "Next Steps" handout and sharing ideas for implementation.<br /><br />Through structured discussions and strategic prompts, this guide aims to foster an environment conducive to the development of cohesive and effective HBPC teams.

Keywords

Home-Based Primary Care

HBPC teams

team cohesion

effective communication

interdisciplinary teams

team barriers

care coordinators

team effectiveness

discussion prompts

HCCI guide