Team Strengths Mapping Workshop

Self-Guided Exercise for Building Complementary Clinical Partnerships

Workshop Purpose

This self-guided exercise helps clinical teams identify individual strengths and development areas, then strategically pair team members for mutual growth and enhanced patient care. By mapping complementary skills, teams can create supportive partnerships that leverage strengths and address gaps.

Identify Strengths

Recognize your clinical superpowers

Map Development

Identify areas for growth

Build Partnerships

Create complementary pairings

Part 1: Your Clinical Profile

Basic information to help with team matching

Part 2: Identify Your Strengths

Select 5-8 areas where you excel and feel most confident

Clinical Strength Areas

Check the areas where you have strong skills and confidence

Clinical Skills

Relationship Building

Recovery Support

Administrative

Professional Skills

Strength Stories

Part 3: Identify Development Areas

Select 3-5 areas where you'd like to grow and learn

Areas for Professional Growth

Check areas where you'd like mentoring or skill development

Clinical Skills

Relationship Building

Recovery Support

Administrative

Professional Skills

Development Reflection

Part 4: Partnership Planning

Design your ideal learning partnership

Partnership Goals

Part 5: Finding Your Match

Identify potential partners and create an action plan

Potential Partners Identification

Think about team members whose strengths align with your development areas

Potential Partner 1

Potential Partner 2

Potential Partner 3

Partnership Structure Ideas

Suggested Partnership Activities:

  • • Co-facilitate sessions with observation and feedback
  • • Shadow each other during client interactions
  • • Weekly 20-minute skill-building conversations
  • • Review and discuss challenging cases together
  • • Practice role-plays for specific techniques
  • • Share resources and strategies that work
  • • Provide peer supervision on development areas

Part 6: 90-Day Action Plan

Create a concrete plan for building your partnership

Part 7: Team Sharing

Prepare to share your profile with the team

My One-Minute Team Introduction:

Tips for Team Sharing:

  • • Be vulnerable - everyone has development areas
  • • Frame development as excitement to learn, not weakness
  • • Be specific about what you can offer others
  • • Express genuine interest in mutual growth
  • • Keep it positive and solutions-focused

Partnership Commitment

I commit to actively building a strengths-based partnership with at least one team member. I will approach this collaboration with openness, vulnerability, and a genuine desire for mutual growth. I understand that effective teams leverage diverse strengths and that my development areas are opportunities for connection, not sources of shame.

Next Steps for Your Team

1

Complete Individual Worksheets

Each team member completes this exercise independently

2

Team Sharing Session

Hold a 60-90 minute meeting where everyone shares their profiles

3

Create Visual Strength Map

Post team strengths on a visible board to identify complementary partnerships

4

Facilitate Pairing

Help team members identify 1-2 ideal partners based on complementary skills

5

Launch Partnerships

Partners meet to create specific collaboration plans

6

30-Day Check-In

Team reconvenes to share progress and adjust partnerships as needed