Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Why We Should Care
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself” Henry Ford Many individuals with complex communication needs require multiple forms of assistive technology in addition to ...
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Collection Interdisciplinary Teamwork: The Barriers, Benefits, and Strategies to Facilitate Interprofessional Education and Teamwork
Date Created: 1/14/2017
Posts: 10
Interdisciplinary teamwork is a daily practice of most professionals serving children with complex communication needs. This collection is all about identifying the barriers that prevent effective interdisciplinary teamwork, realizing the benefits of engaging in this practice, and discussing strategies that may facilitate this process. This collection will also offer tools that may assist you in evaluating your current interdisciplinary practice.
Brandon Eddy is a Speech-Language Pathologist at Shriners Hospitals for Children Portland and a Research Associate with Dr. Melanie Fried-Oken’s REKNEW Lab within the Institute on Development and Disability at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He received his Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science at Pacific University Oregon, and completed his Master’s coursework at the University of Iowa. Brandon has received in-depth interdisciplinary training as a former trainee in the Iowa and Oregon Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and related Disabilities (LEND) programs, and has a passion for family- and patient-centered care. He currently serves as an AAC specialist providing services to children with complex communication needs and their families. Brandon also co-leads the Assistive Technology team at Shriners Portland.
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself” Henry Ford
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Teamwork is more than just sharing goals and updating colleagues on progress
Interdisciplinary Teamwork Skills and Competencies
Teamwork is more than just sharing goals and updating colleagues on progress. Teamwork is about candor and collegiality, it is about an equal exchange and a shared benefit, and it is about a reciproca...
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Graduate programs can provide an excellent foundation for students in the techniques of interdisciplinary teamwork
Interprofessional Education in Graduate School Curricula
According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association May 2016 Interprofessional Practice Survey, 89% of SLPs indicated that they have worked in an interprofessional collaborative practice. Ho...
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Interprofessional education at the graduate level is the key to learning techniques of conflict management, interprofessional communication, and teamwork
Structuring Interprofessional Education (Part 1)
“My hospitalists just have no idea what a speech-language pathologist does” “I feel like that PT is trying to be the expert in my [speech-language pathology] field” “I just feel so much tension ...
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Interprofessional education is essential to students who will be entering the workforce to prepare them for the interdisciplinary teamwork that is so often required
Structuring Interprofessional Education (Part 2)
As an Iowa LEND-trainee, case-study presentations were one of my favorite activities to rehearse interdisciplinary practice. During these presentations, trainees were asked to present on a complex chi...
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In your experience, what barriers have you identified that prevent interdisciplinary teamwork?
Barriers and Solutions to Interdisciplinary Teamwork in the Medical, Private, and School Settings
It may take time for universities to comprehensively adopt interprofessional education, but more immediate change may occur by motivated professionals who are already practicing on interdisciplinary t...
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How do we ensure that we can maintain an effective level of teamwork?
A Whole-Team Interdisciplinary Teamwork Model
In previous posts, we have identified what factors improve interdisciplinary teams and identified several benefits to this approach. If we expand the team as this writer advocates, how do we ensure th...
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For private providers in speech-language pathology, school-based providers and school staff are absolutely critical in helping our students to master social competency skills in addition to improving other competencies.
Teamwork and AAC Competencies
One of my favorite benefits of collaborative teamwork is effectively and appropriately addressing skills to help students achieve mastery in each AAC competency. Janice Light (1989) outlined four foun...
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These individuals have the most opportunities to provide models of AT use and to encourage its use in the most important settings
Training the Essential Team Members
Suzie is a young AAC user with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (GMFCS V) whose parents are divorced. Suzie spends most of her family time with her mother and baby sister, and a weekend each month ...
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Though there are many barriers to establishing standards of interdisciplinary education or implementing interdisciplinary teamwork with all team members, the benefits to our clients and our professional communities far outweigh the challenges
Interdisciplinary Team Collection Resources Page
This post provides a summary of all the resources listed throughout the “Interdisciplinary Teamwork” posts as well as several additional resources for those seeking additional information. I hope you ...
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