Reflection Assignment on Teamwork and Health Promotion

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Introduction:
The assignment would discuss the various aspects of teamwork that we experienced
during the health promotion program. The Driscoll model would be mainly used as the
framework for this reflection assignment.
What?
We were provided the opportunities of working as a team for developing a health
promotion program on the topic of Drug Use among Teenagers in the age cohort of 13 to 17 in
Australia. I was appointed the leader of the team. The deadline set by our mentor was quite near
and therefore I became quite tensed and accordingly I could not control such stress and tension
within myself. I immediately called for team-meeting on the next day so that all the members can
come together and we can plan out properly. Due to short timing, I kept the introduction among
the team-members quite short and immediately started to plan the program immediately.
Different types of suggestions were pouring in from the rest of the three members of the team
and it was thereby killing time to reach to a solution. Hence, in place of considering all
suggestions, I requested them to follow my planning and suggestions. They kept silent for a few
minutes as my approach seemed insensitive to them but they accepted my planning at the end. In
the presentation program, I decided to provide contents for health education sessions for showing
the audience the ill effects of drug use. The other members also wanted to put forward their
suggestions for the development of presentation but due to lack of time, we could not entertain
all the suggestions. I asked them to develop the educational material in the form of presentation
but the next day, two of the members who were assigned with the task did not complete the task.
It was found that due to lack of communication, both of them considered the other to be

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completing the task and hence came unprepared. I realized there were complete
miscommunication and misunderstanding among the members that result in delayed work.
After the presentation was given, it did not succeed completely and mentor summoned us to talk
about its outcome with us.
So what?
I made a number of important realizations after we faced failure in the group work. The
teamwork was found to be ineffective because of a number of barriers. An important insight
that I also developed while going through different evidence-based articles is is that for effective
team-development, the Tuckman model is to be followed (Natvig and Stark 2016). The reason
behind the use of this model is that according to this model, a group generally does not form
initially and it requires different defined stages for a group to work off. This particularly apt in
this scenario and thus, Tuckman model has been utilized (Natvig and Stark 2016). The first stage
is the forming stage where team members establish strong interpersonal relationships and
become familiar with each other. No such initiatives were taken by us to develop a rapport with
each other. Since the formation of the team, no steps were taken to make the members
comfortable with each other and know each other in details. Studies are of the opinion that in
order for the teamwork to be successful, team members should be sharing a good rapport with
each and are well aware of the working style of other members within the team (Fertman et al.
2016). The second stage of the Tuckman model is called the storming stage when conflicts
arise because of the lack of group unity. During the time of the project, no time was allocated
where members could communicate with each other informally and they also could not
develop strong bonds with each other. Sharma (2016) is of the opinion that every team members
need to have trust and respect towards each other in order to work collaboratively. The members