Trouble at the Table

Description

Our conflict scenario takes place at a work dinner party for SickKids. Our group is a team that is working together on a singular patient who has a very serious childhood illness. Being a team of Social Workers, a nurse, child and youth care as well as early childhood studies, we all have very different ideas surrounding the needs of our patient physically, emotionally, and mentally. The social workers of the group are more concerned for the mental health of the patient, the nurse is most concerned for the physical health and treatment of the patient, child and youth care is concerned about the quality of the care the child is receiving and the plans for them, and early childhood studies is hoping for the patient to receive the best possible education and care in their current health situation. As the dinner progresses and emotions run high due to the personal and emotional connections to the patient, a conflict emerges surrounding who cares most for and is most important to the care of the patient. Each member of the dinner party is trying to explain why they feel they are most important while cutting off and not listening to the other members at the table. Eventually, one of the social workers steps in after recognizing that if the conflict keeps growing, what's best for the patient will not happen, as the team would no longer work together smoothly as a team for their care. The social worker then gives each member their own time to say their thoughts and why they think their part in client care is pivotal. Each member then better understands their place in the care of the patient and how they can support one another to provide the best care possible.