Knowledge/Skills gained Before entering into this interdisciplinary course, I had very little knowledge and skills about how teams move forward together working to solve a case. I did not know how many professionals were involved in just one case. Depending on the case, the different professionals could range from psychologists, mental health counselors, vocational rehabilitation counselors, services of the Deaf counselors, interpreters, school counselors, nurses, case manager, social workers, marriage and family counselors, and the client's family. The definition of team described from Kaplan, "a number of individual staff members, each of whom possesses with one another for a common purpose"(Kaplan, pg. 522). Different …show more content…
I did not know a shape personality test could show many traits of myself like it revealed, however, I am a circle. The circle is a symbol of harmony. Individuals who have a circle personality tend to have interest in good interpersonal relations, and want the best for people and their own well being. We contain sympathy and empathy during team processes and stabilize the group as a whole. We feel the pain and joy for others as if it was us. Circle individuals tend to listen actively and communicate easily, but we are emotionally charged thinkers rather than logical. Most of these circle personality traits relate to myself and what I have to offer in a team setting. I am a good listener who wants more for someone else rather than myself. Communicating well with team members would be another circle personality trait that would be beneficial to a team because if a team does not have good communicate then the process of teamwork becomes difficult. Sympathy and empathy are also good qualities to have for a team since it allows everyone in a group to understand someone better and where they might be coming from. These different characteristics I bring to a client will help them in ways such as someone caring for them, someone wanting to help them and be the best they can be, and someone being able to listen to them and what they have …show more content…
An action plan for a team could include: having clear, logical objectives, having people who can coordinate and accept responsibility, making sure everyone on the team clearly understands their roles and tasks, delegating tasks to members with the right skills, using members with different skills such as creativity or organization, taking a positive attitude to and learning from the setbacks, creating enthusiam and ititialive to make things happen, have a supportive formal atmosphere, listening to others and giving constructive feedback if it is needed, and being comfortable with disagreement and seeing it as useful. For a team to be effective, all objectives have to be met correctly for the goal to be