Question

What must be the focus in the starting up of a mobile team?

Problem description

To start from scratch with a complete new function is a real challenge, but it is not easy to put things in a timeline and not to see all things as priorities that have to be realised immediately in the start-up phase (organisational aspects, aspects to do with content,..)

Impact - effect

Team members could get exhausted when there is no framework, it’s like swimming without a shore in sight.  This can’t take too long because it will have an impact on the functioning of the new team

To do

To do:  defining once a year the objectives for the next year.  And doing this in a selective way, it’s better to work profoundly on one or two goals, then to work out five or six objectives superficially.  Start with tools that are important for the functioning of a team, e.g. care plans, crisis plans, relapse prevention plans, … and implement these carefully in the daily functioning of the team.  People responsible for the team must delegate sufficiently to the team members, so that responsibility can be shared and widely accepted by the whole team

Theme

Starting up and further development/deployment of mobile teams

Topic

starting up step by step (stages in development)

Référence – contact

Kernteam

Mobile team

2B

Project

Noord West-Vlaanderen

local support - expert

Harry Gras en Rokus Loopik

Date

November 2012