COMMUNICATION
PROFESSIONAL
ROLES
LEADERSHIP
INTRPROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT OF
CHANGE
TEAMWORK
By Celia Chambers and Rachel Bellenger
INTRODUCTIONS AND CONTEXT OF PRACTICE
RACHEL
CELIA
• OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST
•BAND 6 CARE
COORDINATOR
•COMMUNITY MENTAL
HEALTH TEAM
•OXFORD HEALTH
NHS FOUNDATION
TRUST
• OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST
•DAY OPPORTUNITIES
MANAGER
•MENTAL HEALTH DAY
SERVICE
•HIGHTOWN
PRAETORIAN
CHURCHES AND
HOUSING
ASSOCIATION
FROM LEARNING…………………………………………
• Ongoing formulation of own professional identity
•Preconceptions surrounding other health and social care roles
•Lack of awareness of overlap in roles
•Implications for ineffective interprofessional working – High profile
Investigations
• Belbin Team Roles- identifying different styles of working
•Enabling and facilitating change- organisational, professional and
personal
• Development of leadership skills
………………………………….TO PRACTICE
• Multidisciplinary Team Environment
• Professional identity vs Generic Role
•Cohesive Team Working Approach
• Management of self
•Development of others
• Service Provision and Resources
• Organisational change
COMMUNICATION
Liaising with all stakeholders: clients, commissioning, health care professionals, family
members, good understanding of mediums of communication
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
Assessment of need, Referrals to other professionals/services, accountability, Risk Ax, Care
planning and self-directed support
TEAMWORKING
Group dynamics, working styles, utilisation of skills, recognition of limitations, peer support
MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
Recognising resistance, SWOT analysis, audits
LEADERSHIP
Leadership style, recognition of skill sets, staff training, supervision/development,
delegation of tasks
Any Questions?