Mutual support is critical to the social and task performance aspects of teams. Team members need to fully understand what each one of the others does in order to provide reinforcement.

Mutual support is the essence of teamwork. It provides a safety net to help prevent errors, increase effectiveness and minimize strain caused by work overload. Over time, continuous mutual support fosters team adaptability, mutual trust and team orientation.

Module 5: Mutual Support within The Long-Term Care Version of TeamSTEPPS builds upon Modules 2–4 and provides presentations and worksheets to help encourage mutual support on your team.

Module 5 includes

• Instructor Slides
• Classroom Slides
• Mutual Support Exercise Sheet

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