Lyceum Books





Other books by
Malcom Payne:

What is Professional Social Work?

Modern Social Work Theory, 3rd edition

“. . . recognizes the critical role of teams in contemporary professional practice. . .. The book is rich in case material as well as broad in its conceptual discussion.”

— Thomas Meenaghan, New York University

"This is an exceptionally rich text...Very appropriate for advanced practice."

— Christian Itin, Greater Rochester
Collaborative MSW Program

TEAMWORK IN MULTIPROFESSIONAL CARE


Malcolm Payne, St. Christopher's Hospice, London, United Kingdom

In this important text, Malcolm Payne shows how team members in care services can use networking and team- building to strengthen their practice by working with wider networks of agencies, professionals, and service users. He brings traditional team development up to date, including perspectives from research, management ideas, and professional writings. Each chapter contains a concise account of new ideas in teamwork, practical guidance on teambuilding, and teambuilding activities. Team development activities are discussed in the appendix.

Contents

Foreword by Thomas Meenaghan, New York University

Preface

1.
  Open Teamwork
2.
  Working Together: Policy and Concepts
3.
  Assessing and Reviewing Open Teams
4.
  Open Team Development
5.
  Individuals and the Open Teams
6.
  Power Issues in Open Teamwork
7.
  Open Teamwork: Structure and Context
8.
  Teamwork and Management: Team Leaders and Others
9.
  Three Teamwork Crunches

Appendix: Team Development Activities
Further Reading
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index

Author

Malcolm Payne is author of the best-selling Modern Social Work Theory as well as numerous other books. He now works at the St. Christopher's Hospice in London, United Kingdom.

2000, Paper, 208 Pages, ISBN 978-0-925065-36-0, Price $35.95