WebBased Training Module Teaming Practices in Early Intervention

Web-Based Training Module Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Intro to “Teaming Practices” in Early Intervention Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Developed by Toni Ledet, Ph. D. Sarintha Buras Stricklin, Ph. D. Mary Hockless, M. Ed.

Collaborating Partners Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • DHH Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities • The Arc Baton Rouge, Children’s Services • First Steps Referral and Consulting, LLC • Innovations in Education, • State Interagency Coordinating Council • SICC Comprehensive System of Personnel Development and Program Components Committees Special Note: As part of participating in the Louisiana “Special. Quest” Initiative, materials from the Special. Quest Multi-Media have been incorporated throughout this module.

Notes page and Handouts Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams • Click view and then click notes page to review the supplemental information noted on selective slides in this presentation. • There are several handouts that are a part of this training module. Once you exit this presentation you will need to click on each handout and review prior to taking the post exam. Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention •

Learning Outcomes After completing this web-based training participants will Teaming Practices in Early Intervention • Consider the importance of teaming in early intervention • Recognize families as equal members of teams • Describe the characteristics of effectively functioning teams • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the three team based models of early Intervention • Identify the components and benefits of transdisciplinary team-based model of early intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention

• Throughout this training module you will be asked to reflect on the information shared to consider how you might use it in your personal and professional lives. Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams • Opportunities for reflection support adult learning by helping participants internalize and generalize the content. You may want to have a journaling notebook to record your thoughts. Team-Based Models of Early Intervention

Post Exam Teaming Practices in Early Intervention • Participants in the training session will participate in a post exam. Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams • The results of the test will provide feedback on what you have learned from the module and will provide Early. Steps with data on the effectiveness of the instructional content in this training module. Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Note: E-learning will provide instructions for completing this exam.

View Video “Together We’re Better” Individual Reflection After watching the video reflect on the following questions and record your thoughts in your journal. Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior • What stood out for you in the definitions of “teams”? • What were some of themes that the families and service providers shared about their working together for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families? • What examples did you hear or see of people working together to support the inclusion of infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families? • Are there any collaborative strategies that you have used in your work? • What ideas did you hear that might be helpful in your work as a team member? Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention

Video “Together We’re Better” Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention

Individual Reflection Teaming Practices in Early Intervention In your journal, Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention identify a successful team you participated in and some of the characteristics of this team that made it successful.

How Do We Define Teams? • A team is a small number of people with complimentary skills who are committed to a Teaming Practices in Early common purpose, set of performance goals, and Intervention approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable (Katzenbach and Smith, 2003, p. 45) Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • A Collaborative Team can be defined as two or more people who share a common set of values, beliefs, and assumptions about education, children, families, and professionals (Giangreco, 1996) • The purpose of a team is to accomplish one or more necessary tasks or responsibilities that cannot be accomplished by individuals working alone. (Rees, 2001)

Individual Reflection Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention As you consider these definitions, record in your journal what being part of a team means to you and to the children and families that are part of the team you work for

What is Teamwork? Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • “Teamwork is the act of two or more people working collaboratively to make something happen. ” • “In teamwork people must communicate, collaborate, pass work along, fill in for others, make group decisions, brainstorm, and problem solve together. ” • “Teamwork is a process; it is the very way people approach work. ”

Team Considerations Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • We are members of lots of different teams; for example, program teams, management teams, community teams, Individual Family Service Plan Teams, and so on • The principles of teaming apply to all teams • A team needs to balance the completion of its work with the time, and effort needed to build the capacity to function well as a team • A team relies on the contributions of its individual members

Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams • Hard-working • Flexible • Open-minded • Enthusiastic • Task Oriented • Dependable • Responsible • Trainer • Mentor Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Contributor Collaborator Communicator Challenger Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Facilitating Consensus Building • Conflict Resolution • Process oriented • Questioning • Critical Team Member • Maintaining High Ethical Standards

Contributor v A task-oriented team member Teaming Practices in Early Intervention v Willing and able to share knowledge and information Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention v Like to provide technical and clinical information to team members v May frequently take on the role of “trainer” or “mentor” to new members v Described as dependable, responsible, and helpful

Collaborator v Goal-directed team member Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams v Helps others remain focused on the overall purpose, mission, and goal of the team Four Major Styles of Team Behavior v Willing to extend themselves beyond their traditional boundaries of comfort areas Stages of Team Development v Will do whatever is necessary to get the job done Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention v Do not mind working “behind the scenes” v Willing to take on a variety of jobs and duties in order to meet a goal. v Hard-working, flexible, open-minded and enthusiastic team members

Communicator v Process-oriented team member Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams v Care more about team process than product v Monitor interpersonal climate of the team and take measures to improve relationships among team members v Take an active role in facilitating consensus building and conflict-resolution Team-Based Models of Early Intervention v Helps to integrate new members and maintain positive interactions among existing members v Take steps to ensure a supportive team environment

Challenger v Questioning and critical team member Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention v Express their opinions honestly and directly v Concerned with maintaining high ethical standards and high standards of quality v Not afraid to express a dissenting opinion if they perceive a ‘higher’ good in doing so v Willing to question authority and will not accept decisions simply because that’s the way it’s always been done v Force the team to think in new ways v Principles and candid – conscience of the team

Keep in mind… Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development • These categories are in no way fixed • A given person may show different behaviors in different groups or different behaviors in the same group at different points in time Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • However, most people “tend” to favor one of the four styles • Successful teams have members with all different styles

Individual Reflection Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Reflect on the “styles” of individual team members Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Record in your journal your own style giving some specific examples of why you believe that to be so?

Team Considerations • Team members must pay attention to both Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams – how the task gets done, and – what is happening to relationships in the group • Team membership may change, when this happens, teams need to rebuild themselves as a team Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams • Teams may need to focus on different aspects of team functioning at different stages of their development Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Team development needs to be ongoing

Tuchman’s Stages of Team Development Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention

Team Forming Activities: • Define the preliminary community need Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Define the people/agencies impacted by the need • Define the geographical area to be served • Define the core team members • Hold an organizational/follow-up meeting • Confirm membership/develop list

Team Storming Activities: Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams • What are we suppose to accomplish? • What are our roles and responsibilities? Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams • How will we communicate and make decisions? Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Who’s in charge? • When and how will we meet?

Characteristics of Norming Stage: Teaming Practices in Early Intervention • Personal agendas are clear and the relationships that team members have with each other begin to deepen Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Team goals are set and action plans are being pursued • Leadership roles are operational • Communication, conflict resolution and meeting strategies are operational

Characteristics of Performing Stage: Teaming Practices in Early Intervention • Team recognizes that no one member can do the team’s work alone Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development • Team is able to self-monitor and selfevaluate its work Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Team is able and willing to maintain and potentially expand its efforts even in the face of external pressures

Characteristics of Effective Teams Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Mission and Goals Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Reflection and Continuous Improvement Roles and Responsibilities Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution Communication and Interpersonal Relationships

Individual Reflection Teaming Practices in Early Intervention “What I bring to a team and what I need from a team” Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development • First, record in your journal the unique characteristics, strengths, skills, experiences, or areas of expertise you bring to your team Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Second, record any areas which you feel you need support from the team to perform at your best

Four Skills Necessary for Successful Teaming » Listening Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior • Sharing Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention » Supporting • Creating

View Video “Teaming to Make a Difference” Individual Reflection Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior • As you view the video “ Teaming to Make a Difference” note in your journal, examples of listening, sharing, supporting and creating Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • After watching the video take a moment to record some of your own examples of ways you have used these skills to support teaming

Video “Teaming to Make a Difference” Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention

Recapping: Teams Functioning Effectively Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Mutually-agreed upon goals, agenda for every contact/ interaction Up-to-date knowledge and skill in own discipline and knowledge of other’s expertise/past experiences Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Time together to develop at least adequate work relationships based on trust and respect Systematic communication (face-to-face; written; electronic)

The Need for Team-Based Early Intervention Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development • Children have a wide range of disabilities • Need for Professional Expertise from many Disciplines Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Families have complex needs • Need for professionals across disciplines to work together to assist and support

Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Teaming Practices in Early Intervention • Multidisciplinary Team-Based Model Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Interdisciplinary Team-Based Model • Transdisciplinary Team-Based Model

The Multidisciplinary Team-Based Model of Early Intervention Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Multiple professionals provide services to children and families • Services provided independently from assessment to intervention • Information is not necessarily shared across providers • May result in each developmental domain being treated separately without regard to how domains are interrelated

The Interdisciplinary Team-Based Model of Early Intervention • Multiple professionals provide services to children and families from assessment to intervention Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development • However, information is shared with all team members Characteristics of Effective Teams • Generally done through an informal system of information sharing Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Team members may learn from each other through incidental opportunities

The Transdisciplinary Team-Based Model of Early Intervention Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Professionals from multiple disciplines with special expertise working together help children and their families accomplish identified outcomes • Professionals collaborate and provide integrated routines-based interventions in children’s natural environments • Critical value embedded in transdisciplinary practices is the exchange of competencies among team members.

The Transdisciplinary Team-Based Model of Early Intervention • Outcomes addressed by the team address the child’s need for participation in a variety of Teaming Practices in Early activities at home, child care and other Intervention community environments not predetermined by Defining Teams professional services such as physical therapy or Four Major Styles of special instruction Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams • Outcomes are addressed by the whole team, rather than individual services provided to a child Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • In this model, team members work together systematically to share information, transfer roles, and work across disciplinary boundaries; they learn from one and another and work with the family and child in an integrated manner.

The Transdisciplinary Team-Based Model of Early Intervention Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • One “key” person takes the lead in coordinating activities to meet outcomes • Other team members share knowledge and skills • The “key” provider is the primary service provider • Family centered support may be provided more efficiently when a primary early interventionist, assisted by the other members of the team, is the regular contact for the family

The Transdisciplinary Team-Based Model of Early Intervention • The primary interventionist makes regular visits with the child and family and may make Teaming Practices in Early joint visits with other team members serving Intervention in a consultative role Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams • The Primary Service Provider is the individual working directly with a child through interaction with the transdisciplinary team who provide consultation, modeling, training, technical assistance, and feedback to meet the child’s outcomes Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • The interventions provided by the primary service provider will focus on the whole child and family

Individual Reflection Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Reflect on the “Team Based Models of Early Intervention” described in the literature Record in your journal what models you have participated in and note additional advantages and disadvantages you may have experienced

5 Components of Transdisciplinary Team-Based Model Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams 5 Components of Transdisciplinary Team. Based Model Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Professionals exchange information, knowledge, and skills with other team members; typical disciplinary boundaries are flexible Collaboration is fostered through an overlap in skills, responsibilities, and functions Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention One team member assumes a primary role No individual in the team assumes full service responsibility even though there is an exchange of roles Final decision-making responsibility lies with the family members, who have full participation in the team.

Process of “Role Release” Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Role Support Role Release Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Role Exchange Stages of Team Development Role Expansion Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Role Enrichment Role Extension

Transdisciplinary Teaming Model The Recommended Model, Why? Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • Families have a team of providers working together to meet the needs of their child and family • One provider, the primary provider, who develops an ongoing relationship with the child and family serves as the liaison with the child’s other providers • Providers collaborate to support the primary service provider in working with the child and family • Services are not fragmented along disciplinary lines • Services are not duplicated

Important Considerations • Almost all child-level intervention occurs between intervention sessions Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams • Families benefit from having a primary source of support who effectively integrates recommendations from different disciplines Four Major Styles of Team Behavior • In the transdisciplinary model the focus is on holistic functional outcomes that have an impact on daily Characteristics of routines unlike the multidisciplinary model where the Effective Teams focus tends to be on a single developmental domain Team-Based Models Stages of Team Development of Early Intervention • More is not necessarily better (e. g. more services) • Families may find that dealing with one professional, who has compiled input from other professionals is less overwhelming and intrusive

Important Considerations Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention • The child’s development is viewed as integrated • Families participate as equal, contributing members of the team • Integrated therapy which represents recommended practice occurs when transdisciplinary teams deliver services in natural environments and inclusive settings • All services are provided to the child within the routines and activities of the natural setting

Closing Thoughts Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention The information shared in this training module was designed to introduce providers to the importance of teaming, and recognizing families as equal members of teams, effective team functioning, the different team-based models of service delivery and the components and benefits of the Transdisciplinary team-based model which is the recommended model in the field of Early Intervention.

Next Steps Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention There will be a face-to-face Training on “Teaming in Early Intervention” as a follow-up to this module which will discuss implementing the recommended practices around teaming described in this module in the Early. Steps program in Louisiana.

References and Resources Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention “References and Resources” for this training module can be found in the “Reference and Resource Handout” provided

Teaming Practices in Early Intervention Thank You for Participating in the Early. Steps Web-based Training Module: Intro to “Teaming Practices” in Early Intervention! Defining Teams Four Major Styles of Team Behavior Stages of Team Development Characteristics of Effective Teams Team-Based Models of Early Intervention Funding for training provided by the LA Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Early. Steps