Commitment of social services staff to interdisciplinary care plan teams: An exploration

This nursing home—based study examined the commitment levels of social services staff in nursing homes to interdisciplinary care plan teams and explored the association between commitment and seven individual characteristics: styles of teamwork, age, educational background, educational level, years of work in interdisciplinary care planning, training in group processes, and role clarity. Styles of teamwork, educational background, and role clarity were significantly associated with commitment, and the differences in the commitment levels across these variables were statistically significant. These findings provide important considerations for social work education courses on group work and for recruiting and retaining nursing home employees.