TEAM BUILDING:
A Workbook for Foster Families and Social Workers
Donna Gillespie Foster
Not too long ago the word "team" was fairly rare in the family foster care program vocabulary. The public image had many folk consider the foster parents' job to babysit for the children in care. Don't ask questions, don't offer information concerning the child. It was not routine for a foster parent to be asked their opinion on how they thought the child's future should go. All that was expected was to just take care of the children's basic needs: three hots and a cot.
The word "team" is very common in the English language. We hear about athletic teams, business teams, community teams, professional teams and the like. We hear people proclaim that they are a part of a "team." The reality is that many people consider themselves a member of a team but when ask to describe or define their "team" or their roles as team members they come up empty. The word "team" is used frequently but without any clear, functional definition of what it is or how it works.
This workbook discusses being a part of a "team." What is a team and how do we know we are in a solid, goal oriented group? Is being on a team something we "talk" about or is it something we "do?"
The workbook content includes:
Chapter 1: Setting the Stage;
Chapter 2: What is a Team?;
Chapter 3: Roles and Responsibilities;
Chapter 4: The Supervisor's Role in the Team Leadership;
Chapter 5: Steps to Building a Team;
Chapter 6: The Team's Realistic Expectations;
Chapter 7: Developing the Plan;
Chapter 8: Communicating as a Team;
Chapter 9: How the Team Deals with Conflict;
Chapter 10: Evaluating the Team's Performance; and,
Chapter 11: Team Recognition and Rewards.
#9930: TEAM BUILDING: A Workbook for Foster Families and Social Workers
$7.50 Ea., 10+ Copies $6.60 Ea.
#9931: TEAM BUILDING: Trainer's Guide
To support and enhance the group training process, the Trainer's Guide provides:
* information on adults as learners;
* suggested training format;
* specific trainer's tips in support of the workbook content;
* a set of transparency masters for the overhead projector or as a guide for preparing flip charts;
* a CD contaning the overhead masters in a PowerPoint presentation and a full color certificate of participation in .pdf form;
* a generic invitation to the training and a certificate of completion along with an evaluation form both designed to be reproduced and used by the trainer - all integrated within the workbook's content.
The Trainer's Guide contains a copy of #9930: TEAM BUILDING: A Workbook for Foster Families and Social Workers
#9931: TEAM BUILDING: Trainer's Guide $35.00 Ea.