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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Theories of Team Development

HSC504 · Team Management in Health and Social Care — Week 1 of 16

CourseHSC504
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Theories of Team Development

  1. Tuckman stages of group development
  2. Belbin team role theory
  3. Barriers to effective teamwork
  4. Strategies to overcome workload fragmentation
  5. Tuckman's Group Development Theory
  6. Belbin's Team Role Model
  7. Urgent vs Important in Care Management | How to Prioritise Your Workload
  8. Psychology 160 - 2014-11-05: Group Processes

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse theories of team development.
  • 1.2 Suggest strategies to overcome common team work challenges.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse theories of team development.

Study materials

Videos

  • Tuckman's Group Development Theory · YouTube · Galton College · 10 min · for registered students
  • Belbin's Team Role Model · YouTube · Galton College · 20 min · for registered students
  • Urgent vs Important in Care Management | How to Prioritise Your Workload · YouTube · We Lead · 12 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 9: Managing Groups and Teams · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 357–402 · for registered students
  • Principles of Management, ch. 13: Managing Groups and Teams · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 496–530 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 10: Understanding and Managing Work Teams · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 295–316 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories of Team Development
  • Week 2: Leadership Styles and Accountability
  • Week 3: Conflict Resolution in Health and Social Care
  • Week 4: Building and Sustaining Team Culture
  • Week 5: Creativity and Innovation in Practice
  • Week 6: Strategic Direction and Shared Vision
  • Week 7: Workforce Planning and Role Distribution
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Monitoring Team Performance and Delivering Feedback
  • Week 10: Managing Persistent Underperformance
  • Week 11: Safer Recruitment and Collaborative Selection
  • Week 12: Applying Team Management in Health and Social Care in pract…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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