Group Collaboration Analysis

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Within this reflective journal the impacts of individual propencities on collaboration will be explored, whilst examining the pros and cons of intergration and the challenges that have been highlited for me as an individual and a professional working in collaboration with other services/ agencies.
I was very reluctant to do the online behavioral profile and even less enamored with having to discuss the results with the group but on reflection it was not nearly as dificult as I had first thought, and it brought clarity to the different profiles. The first thing that struck me was the diference between how I am and how I percieve I am. Having discussed this with the turor and the discussion in the group has given me a clearer understading and
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Collaboration involves working together to pool ideas and expertise, to ensure that the service produced is greater than individual capabilities. This requires having an understanding of the individual behavioural profiles of the representative from a wide range of organisations and the remit and the boundaries of these organisations. This process requires trust and a multi-agency approach for successful delivery. Firstly it is important to understand our own behavioural profile and where we fit into a group or collaboration in order to understand how the collaboration can be achieved. When reflecting on my personal behavioural profile the results are very accurate, My action propensity is Follow I am very task orientated and strive to be a high achiever, having reflected on this and delved in greater depth into how I might …show more content…
Collaboration refers to the working relationships between different groups of professionals. Each professional will bring its own perspective to the collaborative process. When considering working in collaboration it is imperative to consider how the differing perspectives can be brought together and how the respective professional contributions can be harnessed to improve the experiences of service users.
Hornby and Atkins (2000) argues that anticipated problems or assumptions can affect collaborative practice include acrimonious language, professional ownership, professional identity, professional power and issues of responsibility for initiating contact with other workers, and that solutions should take this into account when developing structures and procedures in collaborating on a inter-professional, inter-agency and inter-personal level.

A good collaboration takes into account all the different aspects of a situation, the individuals and the reasons for involvement. This can be achieved through dialogue. Dialogue creates an opportunity to explore differences and learn, this is achieved through listening, respecting others views, to be open to other perspectives and speaking