TEAM

MANAGEMENT
BY:- AKSHARA SAXENA
B.A.S.L.P SECOND YEAR
WHAT IS TEAM MANAGEMENT?
When different professionals work together as a team to
reduce medical errors and improve patient’s outcome , this
type of management is called as TEAM MANAGEMENT.
Teamwork techniques are employed across all the industries but are
especially important in health care setup where patient’s well being
are at stake.
Every person on a healthcare team bring their various experiences,
skill sets and resources that lead to better overall health outcomes.
IMPORTANCE OF TEAM
MANAGEMENT
It improves productivity of the patient.
Working together reduces the number of medical errors and increases
patient’s safety.
Teamwork is centered on solid communication, patients and their families and
sometimes feel more at ease and report they accept treatments and feel more
satisfied with their health care.
Each person is responsible for the provision of services or treatment in which
they specialize and hence care is taken considering each and every aspect of
patient’s need.
Types of teams
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAM COORDINATES AND
COLLABORATE FOR
WORK SEPARATETLY ASSESSMENT
AND INDEPENDENTLY. INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERVENTION
FREQUENTLY AND
COME TOGETHER TO TEAM CONSISTENTLY
REPORT ASSESSMENT
RESULTS AND COLLABOARATE AND
INTERVENTION COMMUNICATE FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY
OUTCOMES. DONOT ASSESSMENT AND TEAM
ENGAGE IN JOINT INTERVENTION ONLY.
PLANNING
SO FAR THERE ARE 21 TYPES OF DISABILITIES IN INDIA AND EVERY
DISABILITY REQUIRES A DIFFERENT TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS FOR ITS
REHABILITATION AND MANAGEMENT.
VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN REHABILITATION TEAM ARE AS FOLLOW:-
AUDIOLOGISTS
They are healthcare professionals who assess and manage hearing
and balance problems. They also help with fitting and management
of hearing aids and other listening assistive devices.
They suggests whether a child is eligible for cochlear implant ,
whether he is benefitted from hearing aids or not . They also do
auditory training and mapping after the implant.
They also program the aids according to the needs of patient or
special population.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGISTS
As communication is the basic need of every individual, role of slp is
also important in team.
They assess speech and language, cognitive-communication and
oral/feeding/swallowing skills.
They treat individual who have communication disability. They
manage speech and language in children with delayed skills.
They are also trained to impart AAC communication strategies such
as sign language , lip reading and other language approaches.
Children with oro-motor problems also require speech therapists.
PSYCHOLOGISTS
They assess all your mental and physical symptoms . They make a
diagnosis and work with patients to develop management plan for
treatment and recovery.
The ones working with Intellectual disability and learning disability
are special psychologists or psychiatrist.
They also include management of neuro-developmental disorders
such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) , ADHD and epilepsy.

They work as a part of multidisciplinary teams providing

multiprofessional support so as enables delievery of effective
interventions.
SPECIAL EDUCATORS
The main role of the special education teacher is to provide
instruction and support which facilitates the participation of students
with disabilities in the regular classroom.
They teaches academics and basic life skills to student who have
physical, emotional , cognitive and learning disabilities.
Their way of teaching is innovative and planned according to the
cognitive abilities of the child.
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS
They ensure that people recovering from illness or injury or
with a disability, can function in all their environments with
the ability they have.
They help people with disability increase their functional
independence in daily life while preventing or minimizing
disability for enabling participation in daily activities such as
self care.
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
They help to release tension , pain and stress that can
often build up in a mobility challenged child .
It can be beneficial in patients with cerebral palsy ,
dysarthria and with those having spasticity.
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS
They are the first one where the parents of the patient after
suspecting something wrong with their child approach.
They are responsible for guiding the patients to the paramedicos
who assess and diagnose the various types of disability such as
hearing impairment and intellectual disability.
Doctors such as oral surgeons , orthodontics , otolaryngologists ,
nutritionists, opthalmologists etc play important role in disability
setup.
NEUROLOGISTS
They deal with diagnosis and treatment of all categories of
conditions and disease involving the central and peripheral nervous
systems .
Children with ASD may see a child neurologist in order to deal with
sensory issues or behavioral issues associated with autism.
They deal with children who have seizures, head injuries or muscle
weakness.
PEDIATRICIANS
They can help children with developmental disabilities to reach their potential .
Appropriate help occurs when they gives parents direction as to source of support and
training for their young child in the first months of his/her life and long term
acceptance.

GENETISICST
Responsible for assessing patients with a history of disabilities or genetic
abnormalities for a pattern that indicates unknown syndrome. He counsels the family
regarding the diagnosis, the recurrence risk for additional off-spring of both family ,
patient and the prognosis.
PARENTS
One of the most important factors in a patient’s recovery is the
involvement and support of the family.
They are responsible for child’s active participation in the therapeutic
programmes .
They play huge role in celebrating, boosting and supporting their
child all his life.
The parent can become an educator for the child throughout the
rehabilitation process.
EXAMPLE SPEECH
LANGUAGE ENT
PATHOLOGISTS

TEAM
REQUIRED IN
THE
HEARING
MANAGEMENT IMPAIRMENT
AUDIOLOGISTS
OF HEARING
IMPAIRED
PERSON

SPECIAL
EDUCATORS PARENTS
TEAM REQUIRED FOR REHAB OF
MENTAL RETARDATION

SPECIAL EDUCATORS PARENTS PSYCHOLOGISTS

OCCUPATIONAL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PEDIATRICIANS

THERAPY PATHOLOGISTS

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS