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TEAM WORK

Course:SW 6202: Social Work with Groups

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Synopsis

o Concepto Team Vs. Working Groupo Purposeo Multidisciplinary Teamo Social Action Teamso Team Conflicto The Wisdom of Teams

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Team Vs. Working Group

Team Working Group

Has shared leadership roles Has a strong, clearly focusedleader

Has individual and mutualaccountability

Has individual accountability

Has a specific purpose Purpose is same as theorganization

Measures performancedirectly by assessing collectivework-products

Measures effictivenessindirectly For eg. Financialperformance of overallbusiness

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Purpose

1. Advice (board, review panels)

2. Production (manufacturing crews, miningteams, maintenance crews)

3. Project (research groups, planning teams)

4. Action (sports teams, entertainment teams,surgery teams, military units)

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Multidisciplinary Team

o A group of professionals from different disciplines

o A common purpose

o Integration of various professional perspectives indecision making

o Active communication

o Role division based on expertiseo A climate of collaboration

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Role of Social Worker in Multidisciplinary Teams

o Establish credibility

o Allow ventilation

o Provide orientation

o Monitoring and assessing team processes

o Contracting with teams

o Creating a climate of openness, trust and group

cohesion

o Dealing with conflict

o Developing client-centered norms

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Social Action Teams

Social Action Teams are teams that work towards

bringing about a social change and communityorganization at the grassroots level

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Basic Assumption

The community members are disadvantaged oroppressed and most of their problems are

products of social injustice

These teams attempt to bring people together toconvince pressure or coerce external decision

makers to meet collective goals

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Classification

These teams may be based on three different setsof interest domains:

o Geographic

o Issue

o Identity

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Types

o Organizing committees

o House meetings

o Issue committees

o Lobbying committees

o Negotiating teams

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People involved in Social Action Teams

o Members

o Leaders

o Organizers

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Examples

Social Action team to address public distributionsystem (PDS), malfunctioning in a community

Team comprised of group worker (Social Worker),community leaders, professional personnel

Strategies used: advocacy, lobbying, social audit,meetings and RTI filing

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Team Conflict

Description

Antagonistic

interaction in whichone party attempts tothwart the intentionsor goals of another

Causes

Scarce resources

Jurisdictional ambiguities

Communication breakdown

Personality clashes

Power and status differences

Goal differences

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The Wisdom of Teams

In the fall when you see geese

heading south for the winter flyingalong in the "V" formation, youmight be interested in knowing what

science has discovered about whythey fly that way. It has been learned

that as each bird flaps its wings, itcreates uplift for the bird

immediately following. By flying in a"V" formation, the whole flock addsat least 71% greater flying range thanif each bird flew on its own.

People who are part of a team and

share a common direction get

where they are going quicker and

easier, because they are travel l ing

on the trust of one another and li f t

each other up along the way.

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The Wisdom of Teams Contd

Whenever a goose falls out of formation, itsuddenly feels the drag and resistance of

trying to go through it alone and quickly getsback into formation to take advantage of thepower of the flock.

I f we have as much sense as a goose, we wi l lstay in formation and share information with

those who are headed the same way that we are

going.

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The Wisdom of Teams Contd

Finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by agunshot and falls out, two geese fall out of the

formation and follow the injured one down to helpand protect him. They stay with him until he iseither able to fly or until he is dead, and then theylaunch out with another formation to catch up with

their group.

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The Wisdom of Teams Contd

When one of us is down, its up to the others to stand by us in

our time of trouble. If we have the sense of a goose, we will standby each other when things get rough. We will stay in formation

with those headed where we want to go.

The next time you see a formation of geese,

remember...IT IS A REWARD, A CHALLENGE AND APRIVILEGE to be a contributing member of a

TEAM.

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References

o Garvin, Charles D. et al, (2004). Handbook ofSocial Work with Groups, Rawat Publications

o The Dynamics of Organizational Behaviour

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