WHY DOES THE COLLABORATIVE TEAM APPROACH WORK?
• The Synergy
of the team has a common goal and they work together to hold the vision of the collaborative process for the family and for
each other
• The Team consistently communicates objectives
that lead to a collaborative process
• The Team contains conflict
by giving a consistent message about collaboration
• The Team
teaches and models creative problem solving techniques in each of the different disciplines to create a cohesive process
• The Team intervenes when the process stalls
• The Team prepares the client in all aspects of the process to "be the best they can
be"
• The Team reinforces new adaptive behaviors
• The Team recognizes that active listening and coaching create the possibility
for new and different results
"Listening is the
oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. It is often through the quality of our listening and not the wisdom
of our words that we are able to affect the most profound changes in the people around us. When we listen we offer sanctuary
for the homeless parts within the other person. That which has been denied, unloved, devalued by themselves and others. That
which is hidden. When you listen generously to people, they can hear the truth in themselves often for the first time."
Rachel Naomi Remen
