Teamwork, Leadership and Communication

Deborah Lake is a retired clinical psychologist with 40 years of experience with other professionals in pediatric outpatient clinics, mental health and public health services, and public school systems. She has held faculty positions at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba.

"This practical, straightforward guide presents the basic skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed for successful interprofessional collaboration in healthcare. Collaboration is fundamental to healthcare and many regulatory bodies and accrediting agencies now have standards and benchmarks for interprofessional collaboration. This guide brings together in one volume basic collaboration competencies for teamwork, leadership, and communication. A functional framework sets these competencies within three levels of context: interpersonal, organizational, and systemic. Topics include group dynamics, team structures, decision making, shared leadership, conflict management, communication in small groups, stereotyping, and liability. Teamwork, Leadership and Communication serves both as an introduction for novices and as a refresher for experienced practitioners. It is suitable for classes, working groups, and self-study, and includes exercises, vignettes, recommended online resources, checklists for observation, and tools for self-reflection."