Mutual Trust & Respect
7. “Mutual trust and
respect are common to and bind all other elements together.” Jones & Way
Being
clear about “who does what” supports trust
and respect as do time, commitment, patience and previous positive team
experience.
Trust
Feeling
comfortable depending on each other, believing that everyone is competent and
reliable and will act within their own scope of practice.
Respect
Knowing and valuing the unique and complementary contributions that each profession and individual team member has to offer.
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"Without trust and respect cooperation cannot exist, assertiveness becomes
threatening, responsibility is avoided, communication is hampered, autonomy is
suppressed and cooperation is haphazard.” (Norsen,1995) |
Reflection:
Think about a situation involving
one or more members of your team in which trust and respect were enhanced.
- How
did this affect the other essential elements of collaborative practice?
- How
did this increased level of trust affect your TEAM? Relationships and patient care?
- How might you
be able to replicate this situation in future?
Think about a situation
involving one or more members of your team in which trust and respect were
eroded.
- How
did this affect the other essential elements of collaborative practice?
- How
did this decreased level of trust affect your TEAM? Relationships and patient care?
- How might you avoid this situation in future?