Development of day center in Roozbeh hospital: A teamwork experience

Team working is an important part of psychiatry but psychiatry delivery services with teamwork approach were limited in our country. Providing rehabilitation services in a coordinated and comprehensive manner requires a professional team consists of psychiatrist, psychologist, occupational therapist, social worker and their collaborative approach. The aim of this study is to present a team work experience in development of a rehabilitation service and team service providing.
We explained the experiences of 4 academic members who were involved in set up or development of day center. Furthermore, a group discussion session with staff held and their experiences in team working especially in day center were discussed.
The results of these interviews emphasize on the important role of social structures, responsibility, time commitment, the need to be patient in team work, the need to create and strengthen a sense of trust between group members, the need to maintain members’ motivations and to find solutions to resolve the interpersonal conflicts.
Finding some solutions for enhancement of responsibility, building sense of trust and dissolve interpersonal conflict is very important in team working.