P2- Health & Social Care

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Tuckman’s theory of stages of group interaction The Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing model of group development was first proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965, who maintained that these phases are all necessary and inevitable in order for the team to grow, to face up to challenges, to tackle problems, to find solutions, to plan work, and to deliver results. This model has become the basis for subsequent models. The stages of tuckmans theory are: 1. Forming: refers to people meeting for the first time and sharing information 2. Storming: involves tension, struggle and sometimes arguments about the way the group will function 3. Norming: sees the group coming together and consciously or unconsciously agreeing on their group values 4. Performing: once they have established common expectations and values the group will reach the fourth stage of being an effectively performing group Tuckman’s theory of stages of group interaction The Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing model of group development was first proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965, who maintained that these phases are all necessary and inevitable in order for the team to grow, to face up to challenges, to tackle problems, to find solutions, to plan work, and to deliver results. This model has become the basis for subsequent models. The stages of tuckmans theory are: 5. Forming: refers to people meeting for the first time and sharing information 6. Storming: involves tension, struggle and sometimes arguments about the way the group will function 7. Norming: sees the group coming together and consciously or unconsciously agreeing on their group values 8. Performing: once they have established common expectations and values the group will reach the fourth stage of being an effectively performing group Theories of communication By: Sana Azhar Theories

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