Group Dynamics and Working in Teams

Assessment Essay - Essay and reflective account on the importance of teamwork in healthcare

Learning Outcome 1: Identify the meaning of ‘groups' and apply these to health and social care

Learning Outcome 2: Identify constraints to group working and contribute to effective team working within different settings

Learning Outcome 3: Consider different leadership styles and relate to health and social care settings

Assessment Brief

Produce an essay of 2000 words in which you demonstrate your understanding of group dynamics and working in teams.

Assessment requirements

To pass this assignment,
You are required to apply your understanding of teamwork and highlight the importance of multidisciplinary teams in Health and Social Care Settings.
Ensure you discuss dynamics in group settings, barriers to group working and impact on patient care, this should be supported with evidence and references.
Ensure you discuss leadership, critically appraising leadership theory and styles with application to health and social care settings.
Throughout your essay, make sure to mention the health, social or community work field. Ensure the integration of theory and relevant references to support your statements.

Assessment

Reflective account

Learning Outcome 1: Analyse roles adopted within groups and how these contribute to group dynamics

Learning Outcome 2: Identify your personal attributes and relate these to team working/group participation

Assessment Brief

Using a reflective model as a guiding framework, complete a 1500-word reflective account. The reflective account may be based on a specific scenario which might have occurred when working in a group, either during studying or in the workplace. Get Homework Help Now!

This should allow you to reflect upon, analyse and evaluate the event in terms of the following:

What are your strengths and weaknesses in relation to teamwork skills?

What role did you and others in the group take on? And how did this shape the functioning and outcomes of the group?

You could use a reflective model covered in class or utilise a different one while citing and referencing appropriately by following the required Harvard style.