Health and Social Care Social Care Research

Question: Describe about the Health and Social Care for Social Care Research. Answer: Introduction: A team is a collection of people who work jointly to manufacture products or deliver services for which they are jointly accountable (Munn and Winter 2013). Team members have a common goal to meet and are held responsible for meeting their goals. They depend on each other for their establishment and the result which is obtained from their joined effort is an outcome of combined interaction between them. Since the team is held responsible collectively, the work of incorporating with each other is included as one of the responsibilities of the members of the team (Aveyard 2014). Factors that contribute to effective team performance: Teams that work well together are more innovative and effective. If a team has clear team objectives and high level of participation, the quality and support for innovation shall also increase. Such factors play a very important role in improving a teams performance. The team leaders of a team play a very important role, as they are the ones who have the responsibility of encouraging and motivating the team for higher level of performance. However, team members should also have the inner motivation to work for meeting the common goal and target of the team. In a health care system, if team members participate in group workings, they may feel less stressed and this may help in increasing their stay at the workplace. As a care worker, it is important that each one of us have good communication with other team members. This allows high level of social support amongst the team members. Maintaining positive attitude towards work and towards each other in the team, increases cooperation wi th others in the team (Aveyard and Sharp 2013). Barriers to efficient team performance: The two most common barriers to effective team performance are: Poor Planning Poor Leadership Poor Planning: The kind of role one plays within a team does not matter, one has to take time to plan what exactly they want to do. Goals and objectives provide a standard against which one has to measure their success. If poor planning prevails over a team at a given time, the overall success and growth of the team can decrease. As a care worker, it is always expected from us to provide effective care and support to people, hence it is very important for us to plan our work according to the tasks we have on each day. Planning helps in expedient delivery of the tasks we have on each day (Lowes and Hulatt 2013). Poor Leadership: No matter how capable a team may be, unless the team is guided by a dedicated and knowledgeable person, it will be tough for a team to achieve their goals. If the leader cannot lead properly, the team will not be able to follow. This will lead to confusion and ambiguity within the team members. As a care worker, my role is, despite my team leaders are not competent enough to handle the team I shall still make sure that an individual level I follow the aims and objectives of the organization at large (Munn and Winter 2013). Conclusion: To conclude this report, it may be stated that working collectively as part of the team is very important. It helps in the overall growth of the organization and it also helps in meeting aims and objectives of the organization. Organization consists of team and team comprises of employees. Hence, it is important to preserve unity amongst team members for effective working and growth of the organization. References: Aveyard, H. and Sharp, P., 2013.A Beginner's Guide to Evidence-based Practice in Health and Social Care. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). Aveyard, H., 2014.Doing a literature review in health and social care: A practical guide. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). Lowes, L. and Hulatt, I. eds., 2013.Involving service users in health and social care research. Routledge. Munn-Giddings, C. and Winter, R., 2013.A handbook for action research in health and social care. Routledge.