1.4 Explain common barriers to integrated working and multi-agency working and how these can be over come. Multi-agency working brings together practitioners from different sectors and professions to provide an integrated way of working to support children, young people and families. It is a way of working that ensures children and young people who need additional support have exactly the right professionals needed to support them. Integrated working focuses on enabling and encouraging professionals to work together effectively to deliver effective care for children. Children in their early years may have a range of needs and the way that we work together as practitioners can have a positive impact on their health, development and learning.
Integrated working focuses on enabling and encouraging professionals to work together effectively to deliver frontline services. Schools are aware that some children’s families can have complex needs which may impact adversely on children’s health, well-being and learning. Schools are developing their role in responding to the wider needs of
3. Understand the importance of partnerships with carers 1. Understand partnership working within the context of services for children and young people 1.1 Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people | 1.2 Identify who relevant partners would be in own work setting | 1.3 Define the characteristics of effective partnership working | 1.4 Identify barriers to partnership working | 2. Understand the importance of effective communication and information sharing in services for children and young people 2.1 Describe why clear and effective communication between partners is required | 2.2 Identify policies and procedures in the work setting for information sharing | 2.3 Explain where there may be conflicts or dilemmas in relation to sharing information with partners and maintaining confidentiality | 2.4 Describe why it is important to record information clearly, accurately, legibly and concisely meeting legal requirements | 2.5 Identify how communications and records are recorded and securely stored meeting data protection requirements | 2.6 Explain why and how referrals are made to different agencies. | 3.
E1 One of the practitioner’s roles in meeting children’s learning needs could be to understand and work with other practitioners and staff. This can help to provide different learning opportunities to individual children because each child is unique as practitioners should take into consideration all diverse learning needs, for example there are many activities that could be changed to suit individual children. The practitioners’ role would therefore be to plan and resource an environment that is challenging and helps children learn in many different areas of their learning. The role of the practitioner in supporting the learning needs of children is they have to complete regular assessments on their development and learning to identify their progress and plan their next steps to help the children achieve further. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), (2012) states that the role of the practitioner is crucial in observing and reflecting on children’s spontaneous play, building on this by planning and providing a challenging environment which supports specific areas of children’s learning and extends and develops children’s language and communication in their play.
MU 2.9 Understanding partnership working in services for children and young people Understanding partnership working within the context of services for children and young people 1.1: Working with partnerships is very important because every child is different and by working with different agencies you can help the child get help (if they need it). Each professional you are in a working partnership with brings their own specialty which can be used for more focused learning and development. For example: a speech therapist to help a child with a much lower speech development for his age. 1.2: The kind of partners who would be in my own work setting include; health visitors, for parents that are pregnant or have children under the age of five to help inform the parent on how to keep them safe and out of harm. Social workers can be involved if they think that the child is in harm’s way or there is a worry about the child’s safe keeping.
See appendix 2 . Practitioners also need to make sure their relationships are professional and they act in a professional manner towards children their parents and other professionals. Practitioners need to value children and their opinions and make sure they use inclusive practice. They must treat all genders and variety of people with the same respect and be non bias. See appendix 1.They need to provide equal opportunity for all children and their families.
Effective communication can benefit your working role especially relationships between you and the children in your care or key children you or your colleagues and between you and parents. When communicating with children you need to be at their level and having eye contact is important. Its good to take time and allow time for the child to absorb what's said and maybe relay back to you what you have said, use open-ended questions to understand the point that being made, be open-minded and try to understand their point of view, use age-appropriate language maybe alongside pictorial communication or these can be used alone , be consistent and use positive body language, when talking ensure your showing respect for where you talk and the way you talk. When communicating with parents its so important that they feel you understand, listen, care about what they are saying and that they feel you value their child's development to ensure this you should have a range of effective communication methods like telephone,email,face to face and home communication books.
Book 10 Assessment 2 Depending on the type of work setting, a number of people may be working with some of the children/young people. The people (individuals or organisations) may be part of a multi-agency team/panel – Team Around the Child (TAC) or Team Around the Young Person (TAYP). The TAC/TAYP meetings address the needs of the children and young people Assessment 3 Professionals working together to achieve the best outcome; Open sharing of relevant information; Trust; Effective communication; Acknowledging the skills, knowledge and experience of others; Maintaining a caring and professional approach; Commitment to a high quality service; Flexibility Assessment 4 Communication problems, such as specialist terminology acronyms; Lack of understanding about how
Professionals working in a multi-agency team must work in a holistic way with children and their families with other agencies and other professionals. When working in a team they have many common issues. They all follow a common aim or goal. Each member of the group needs to know what the aims are and everyone should be involved in making decisions. Member of the group help to support and motivate one another.
Unit 7 Assignment Work in partnership in Health and Social Care of Children and Young People’s settings. Question 1 1.1 The features of effective partnership working begin with the knowing that it is everyone’s responsibility for partnership working in order for it to be successful. The benefits of working in partnership are enormous allowing families to share information about their children’s development or learning and supporting those children with particular needs to receive support. Colleagues, professionals and others must be active in working alongside, sharing expertise, knowledge and a common purpose to improve the lives of individuals in their care. Respecting each other’s skills and contributions enables everyone working together share their expertise, recognise and utilise the strengths of all involved.