Qcf Level 5 Communication

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1 2 3 and 4 As part of my role as manager I and the staff team communicate with a range of different groups and individual which include young people and their families and external professional agencies such as Social services, Health professionals , Police, educational professionals to name but a few. How I communicate with these various groups depends on a range of factors in terms of what I may require from them and what they may require from me in order to meet the needs of the young person and work in partnership, to satisfy legislation, regulations and procedures, to facilitate family contact and families legal rights and concerns. Communication with all these groups takes many forms: face to face, via the telephone, in writing, via email and at multiagency meetings. In some cases for example communication with families, as part of my job role, I have identified many different challenges and barriers before any type of communication can begin. For example: Young peoples families. When a young person is referred into our care they enter it under certain legal care orders which often dictates the methods of communication with families according to the order they are on. Under The Childrens Act 1989 Section 20 : a voluntary care order. Under this order the local authority has a duty to provide accommodation for the child/ young person in foster care, residential home, or kinship placement. This is done with the consent of the parent/s and can entail a long term or short term
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