Disadvantages Of Working In Small Groups

As this was a new group to myself that was already established from the previous year, I felt the best way to approach the members of the group even though they were familiar classmates, was to stand back, assess in the sense on whether I could hear and initiate suggestions when asked. According to Belbin team models, I come across as an implementer/ complete finisher, the second one describes me a lot better. I like to make sure my work is done to the best of my ability, verging on perfectionism as stated in the weaknesses.
In order for our group to work together in a collaborative manner, it was essential, that it was duly noted whether there was anyone with any communication difficulties? For example, my hearing impairment or cultural differences,

(Lindsay 2008).
The disadvantages of working in small groups could be unequal participation, not everyone is the same and some people work slower and faster than others. Our group tended to work in a slow and steady pace, where we had time to keep going over it, to identify if we had missed anything (Lindsay 2008).
Collaborative working is in a sense working in a partnership, ‘working together’ It is a terminology that has come from policies that want organisations to work in a smooth and a continuous manner with no missing links or gaps between one part to the next (NHS Executive 1998) Structural issues is a key feature to our professional identity and how they interlink with service users lives, hence, this can often to cause conflict in meetings and a degree of understanding that we are also ‘change agents’ is needed, in order to find a mutual solution (Quinney 2009) Change can happen through direct practice or trying to change the way in an organisational and community level( Erreger

Additionally a professional such as a counsellor within the team may be reluctant to share information about a service user due to breaching confidentiality or holding the power. Furthermore, organisations often only communicate with each other up to a certain point, on a needs, must basis, furthermore with envy and sometimes rivalry, due to both organisations want the power and resources (Carnwell 2005) (Quinney 2009). Issues of power are often placed in governance models, whereby, one profession is the centre, such as everyone must wait for the doctor before the meeting begins (Ambrose-Miller 2016). The care versus control debate is another area that causes conflict, in the delivery of services to people with learning disabilities or a person with Alzheimer’s (Quinney