About this resource
Learning together improves teamwork. This plan structures a session around a de-identified case, each discipline's perspective, discussion questions about roles and overlaps, and reflection on how the team will work differently.
Purpose
To strengthen collaboration through shared learning.
Who it is for
Primary profession: Allied health and multidisciplinary teams. Also relevant for social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists.
Client or participant group: Allied health teams, educators and students.
Practice setting: Team professional development and student placements.
Suggested uses
- Team professional development
- Student placements
- New team formation
- Case-based learning
Instructions for practitioners
- Choose a de-identified case relevant to all disciplines.
- Invite each discipline to share its perspective.
- Discuss overlaps and gaps.
- Agree a practice change.
Accessibility considerations
Share materials in advance.
Scope and limitations
A session planning template.
Research basis
Interprofessional collaboration interventions may improve professional practice and outcomes, although the evidence is still limited. Clinical supervision and structured reflection support learning, safe practice and professional development.
- Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods. Further Education Unit, Oxford Polytechnic. https://thoughtsmostlyaboutlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/learning-by-doing-graham-gibbs.pdf
- Milne, D. (2007). An empirical definition of clinical supervision. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46(4), 437–447. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466507x197415
- Reeves, S., Pelone, F., Harrison, R., Goldman, J., & Zwarenstein, M. (2017). Interprofessional collaboration to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD000072. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd000072.pub3
What is included
A 2-page printable A4 PDF, including a practitioner notes page with the research basis (version 1.0).
Originality
Original Practitioner Plus content: wording, activity structure, layout and icons were created for this resource. No third-party worksheets, illustrations or text were reproduced.
