Welcome to the fifth in a series of webinars for peer supporters drawn from the Recovery to Practice (RTP) project, a SAMHSA-funded project to foster recovery- oriented practice in behavioral health professions. This webinar series is presented by members of the International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) with generous assistance of Optum, without whom this series would not be possible. iNAPS is solely responsible for the content of the webinars. The webinar will begin at noon, Eastern Time Zone. Thank you for your participation! Welcome to the fifth in a series of webinars for peer supporters drawn from the Recovery to Practice (RTP) project, a SAMHSA-funded project to foster recovery- oriented practice in behavioral health professions. This webinar series is presented by members of the International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) with generous assistance of Optum, without whom this series would not be possible. iNAPS is solely responsible for the content of the webinars. The webinar will begin at noon, Eastern Time Zone. Thank you for your participation!

Lisa Goodale VP, Peer Support Services, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Core member of the Recovery to Practice (RTP) Development Team

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W EBINAR 5: Workplace Relationships 5

6 Objectives For you to be able to: List characteristics of effective teams Identify causes and consequences of conflict Describe the stages of team development

W ORKPLACE R ELATIONSHIPS What are….

“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford

What is a Team?

Teams that Work

STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Causes of Conflict Aren’t peer staff too ‘fragile’ to handle the stress of the job? Don’t peer staff relapse? Can peer staff handle the administrative demands of the job? (cont.)

Causes of Conflict (continued) Won’t peer staff cause harm to clients by breaking confidentiality or by saying the ‘wrong’ things? Won’t peer staff make my job harder, rather than easier? Davidson and Harrington 2011

Causes of Conflict Task vs. Relationship Different Understandings of Recovery

Consequences of Workplace Conflict Burn-out Co-optation Internalized Stigma Reduced Job Satisfaction Mentalism / Oppression Stress Termination

Consequences of Conflict What was the conflict? Who was involved? One consequence?

Typical Responses to Conflict Fight Flight Freeze Facade (Quinn 2009)

Win-Win Response 1.Think win-win (mutual benefit and cooperation) 2.Seek first to understand, then be understood (respect, humility, and authenticity) 3.Synergize (value difference and search for 3 rd alternatives) Adapted from Covey 2011

Two steps to achieving synergy 1.Would you be willing to search for a solution that is better than what either one of us has proposed? 2.Would you agree to a simple ground rule : No one can make his/her point until they have restated the other person’s point, to his/her satisfaction? Adapted from Covey 2011

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view -- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Atticus Finch -- To Kill a Mockingbird ~ Harper Lee

How I Manage My Supervisor ~ by Violet Taylor

Teams that Work - Revisited

23 Summary You should now be able to: List characteristics of effective teams Identify causes and consequences of conflict Describe the stages of team development

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Overall RTP Project Resource Library Peer Supporter Discipline link to Wounded Healer Video Overall RTP Project Resource Library Peer Supporter Discipline link to Wounded Healer Video

Lisa C. Goodale, MSW, LSW Vice President, Peer Support Services Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance / DBSA (312) , x155 Veteran peer specialist training: Lisa C. Goodale, MSW, LSW Vice President, Peer Support Services Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance / DBSA (312) , x155 Veteran peer specialist training:

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