This book utilises conversation analysis (CA) and discursive psychology
(DP) methodologies to examine the internal workings of
multi-disciplinary teams which are concerned with the care, treatment
and diagnosis of clients with complex mental health needs. Bringing
together practitioners, service users and researchers who were part of
the MDTsInAction research project, the authors offer a unique and
systematic investigation into the ways members of multidisciplinary
teams collaboratively manage their shared goals. A particular focus is
on the language used in team meetings, and how examination of meeting
talk can help us better understand the practice of inter-professional
working. The authors also describe how a range of institutional barriers
and concerns needed to be tackled in implementing the study in a
healthcare setting. Over the course of this book they reveal a number of
methodological developments which will be of interest to researchers and
academics in CA/DP, and in healthcare communication generally. This book
highlights how CA and DP can be used to identify and improve
communicative practices in a healthcare setting; and also serves as an
example of how to conduct an applied CA/DP project in a way that
achieves impact.