Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Module 1 The CHPS Concept
Unit 4
Teamwork
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Introduction
This unit is about working with other people and getting along with them. By all means the
work of making our communities healthy must be done. People like you and the village
health committees form the teams that get the work done. You need to work together in
order to improve the health status of the community. Let’s now discuss teamwork.
Figure 1.4.1: Team work
Unit Objectives Unit Topics
By the end of this unit participants will be able to: 1. Understanding the team concept
1. Explain the team concept
2. Team Dynamics
2. Discuss group dynamics in various CHPS teams 3. Advantages and Challenges of teamwork
3. Discuss individual differences and how to cope 4. Qualities of a Team Player
with them
5. Leadership and Teamwork
4. Identify and discuss qualities of a good team
player
5. Discuss advantages and challenges of teamwork
Key words and phrases:
team, group, dynamics team player, stakeholder, personalities
How many of you come from a family? We all do. Each person in the family works with
other people in the family to make the family grow. For instance, our mothers bear all the
children and look after them, the head of the family gives direction and works with the
elders to bring development projects to the family. Our men folk work to bring money,
and they give names to our children. When there is a funeral or new birth, or marriage, the