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Communication Bridges Worksheet

Team Communication & Trust Development

This worksheet helps you reflect on team communication dynamics and develop specific plans for building trust, reducing negative patterns, and enhancing collaborative effectiveness.

Recognizing Your Communication and Trust Patterns

Which aspect of team communication and trust resonates most strongly with your experience in SUD treatment teams, and why?

How has your understanding of 'effective team communication' evolved from basic information sharing to trust-building throughout your career?

In what ways do you notice when team communication flows effectively versus when barriers emerge?

How does your experience with building trust influence your ability to contribute to team cohesion?

What makes certain aspects of team communication feel natural versus potentially damaging?

Negative Pattern Recognition

How do you recognize when defensiveness emerges in team discussions about client care?

What helps you notice instances of gossip or triangulation on your team?

How does passive-aggressive communication affect your team dynamics?

How do hierarchical barriers impact open communication in your treatment setting?

What triggers typically provoke defensiveness in yourself or others?

Active Listening Assessment

How attentively do team members listen to each other during discussions?

Do people seek clarification before responding to others' ideas?

How do time pressures in your setting impact listening quality?

What evidence of reflective listening techniques do you see in team interactions?

What are your own listening patterns in team settings?

Empathy Evaluation

What level of emotional awareness do team members demonstrate with each other?

Do team members consider others' perspectives during disagreements?

How do stress and burnout affect empathy levels on your team?

What evidence of empathic responses do you see during discussions of challenging cases?

How do you remain empathic during conflicts?

Psychological Safety Measurement

How comfortable are team members expressing concerns or mistakes?

Are new ideas welcomed and considered regardless of source?

What are the consequences of varying psychological safety levels across your team?

What topics or situations create psychological safety challenges?

How do you acknowledge and learn from mistakes?

Trust Level Assessment

What is the general level of trust among team members in your treatment setting?

How do professional boundaries and trust interact in your team dynamics?

How have past experiences shaped current trust levels on your team?

What evidence of trust-building efforts do you see within your treatment team?

How do you demonstrate reliability by following through on commitments?

Team Communication Development Map

Track your journey toward enhanced team communication

Defensive to Non-Defensive Communication

From reacting defensively to responding with curiosity

Where I was

Where I am now

Where I'm heading

Indirect to Direct Communication

From gossip/triangulation to direct addressing

Where I was

Where I am now

Where I'm heading

Passive/Aggressive to Assertive Communication

From avoidance or aggression to respectful directness

Where I was

Where I am now

Where I'm heading

Hierarchically Constrained to Inclusively Collaborative

From position-limited to valuing input across roles

Where I was

Where I am now

Where I'm heading

Surface Listening to Active Understanding

From hearing words to deep engagement and clarification

Where I was

Where I am now

Where I'm heading

Emotionally Disconnected to Empathetically Engaged

From task-only focus to considering emotional undercurrents

Where I was

Where I am now

Where I'm heading

Trust-Damaging to Trust-Building

From inconsistency to reliable words and actions

Where I was

Where I am now

Where I'm heading

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Defensive to Non-Defensive Communication

Indirect to Direct Communication

Passive/Aggressive to Assertive Communication

Hierarchically Constrained to Inclusively Collaborative

Surface Listening to Active Understanding

Emotionally Disconnected to Empathetically Engaged

Trust-Damaging to Trust-Building