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The IN STEP Center has composed a glossary of key terms utilized in team effectiveness research (TER). The glossary is divided into two sections, Emergent States and Team Processes. In addition, we have compiled a brief description of a variety of Team Development Interventions that have been empirically shown to improve team effectiveness.

Conceptual Model 

The IN STEP Center leverages team effectiveness research (TER) from industrial/organizational psychology and implementation science to generate team-based strategies, methods, and tools to optimize the effectiveness of services for children with mental health and developmental needs. 

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The above conceptual model depicts the role of team effectiveness research within evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation. Specifically, going from left to right in the model: 

  • The starting point is the clinical or service evidence-based practice along with a consideration of the team within which the EBP will be implemented.  

  • Team inputs include member and team characteristics along with the task characteristics that will drive the development a team-enhanced implementation strategy.  

  • In contrast to typical implementation strategies, team-enhanced implementation strategies incorporate a focus on mitigating challenges related to working within a team when applying the EBP. 

  • The team-enhanced strategy should enhance team mechanisms (i.e., team processes or emergent states), facilitating teamwork as related to the EBP. 

  • Enhanced team mechanisms result in improved implementation and clinical/service outcomes that require interdependent action.