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Caritas Consortium 2014

Team Building with High Tea

Honoring Health, Healing & Wholeness

Team Building with High Tea

Intent to Contribute Statement:

Story of how High Tea activity has helped foster helping-trusting-collaborative relationships.

In this time of a very hectic healthcare environment, it is very important that we take care of ourselves so that

we may take care of our team. In the department of Clinical Education, Practice, and Informatics we spend time

every week building the relationship of our caregiver team. We developed an activity we call "high tea". At the

beginning of each week we start with a team meeting and share the work we are doing, how we plan to

strategize the work that needs to get done, and how things will be delegated out. We then spend the rest of our

week educating, working on projects, and supporting our very hard working and dedicated staff. At the end of

each week we gather together to share a dessert and debrief from the week. We share stories, laughs, and time

building our relationships with each other. It is just one example of how we are committed to fostering the

relationships of our team.

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Inspired Contributor(s) : Jennifer Stewart

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Service Area: South Sacramento

Medical Center: SSC

Affiliation: PCS

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Year Shared: 2014

Venue: Caritas Consortium

Format: Poster

ID #: W06

Keyword TAGs: Identifier

Consortium2014-June, So. Sacramento, Poster, Patient Care Services

Culture, Team

Descriptor Authentic Relationship

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