Teams of psychologists helping teams: the evolution of the science of team training. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Teams of psychologists helping teams: the evolution of the science of team training. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published April 2019

Teams of psychologists helping teams: the evolution of the science of team training.

Bisbey TM, Reyes DL, Traylor AM, Salas E. Am Psychol. 2019;74:278-289.

Team development is an important focus of safety improvement. This article provides an overview of team training science and highlights aviation, military, and health care failures that motivated research to understand the psychology of teams. The authors emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration and the contributions of psychologists as research partners in this work.

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