Interprofessional Practice Essay
FOUNDATIONS OF INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
INTRODUCTION
When I started my physiotherapy course at Glasgow Caledonian University in September, one of the modules I undertook for the duration of semester one was ‘Foundations of Interprofessional Practice’. Leathard (2003) describes the term “interprofessional” as the interaction between professionals from different disciplines working together to achieve the same goals; and further their studies through shared learning. This module gives students from different health professions the opportunity to integrate into a group, in this case, to produce a fifteen-minute poster presentation. It gave everyone an opportunity to develop team working skills and understand how they optimize interprofessional practice.
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Luckily everyone in my group were very friendly and approachable which made it made me feel more at ease.
West (2012) discusses the emotional reactions that can result from not being included or welcomed into a team, these include feelings such as anxiety or depression. To avoid anyone feeling excluded, we created a Facebook messenger group during our first tutorial class. This ensured everyone could keep up to date.
Evaluation:
Throughout the twelve weeks, my experience of teamwork consisted of both positive and negative aspects.
I think one of the most positive aspects of working in a team was understanding how your role and responsibilities were a facilitor.
Drinka et al. (2016) mentions the importance of being able to trust that other members in your team will carry out their roles effectively.
By taking part in the poster presentation task, and now looking back and reflecting on it, I can see that I have learned a lot about interprofessional practice through this
INTRODUCTION
When I started my physiotherapy course at Glasgow Caledonian University in September, one of the modules I undertook for the duration of semester one was ‘Foundations of Interprofessional Practice’. Leathard (2003) describes the term “interprofessional” as the interaction between professionals from different disciplines working together to achieve the same goals; and further their studies through shared learning. This module gives students from different health professions the opportunity to integrate into a group, in this case, to produce a fifteen-minute poster presentation. It gave everyone an opportunity to develop team working skills and understand how they optimize interprofessional practice.
Deshkulkarni (2009) Poor interprofessional communication has been linked to …show more content…
Luckily everyone in my group were very friendly and approachable which made it made me feel more at ease.
West (2012) discusses the emotional reactions that can result from not being included or welcomed into a team, these include feelings such as anxiety or depression. To avoid anyone feeling excluded, we created a Facebook messenger group during our first tutorial class. This ensured everyone could keep up to date.
Evaluation:
Throughout the twelve weeks, my experience of teamwork consisted of both positive and negative aspects.
I think one of the most positive aspects of working in a team was understanding how your role and responsibilities were a facilitor.
Drinka et al. (2016) mentions the importance of being able to trust that other members in your team will carry out their roles effectively.
By taking part in the poster presentation task, and now looking back and reflecting on it, I can see that I have learned a lot about interprofessional practice through this