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
To make this happen we will work with family, friends and advocates to enable and empower the person with learning disabilities to making decisions about their lives and how they would like their care delivered. The main point is to put them at the centre of everything developing a holistic approach. Person Centred Planning will be crucial in the action taken to meet the objectives of Valuing People especially in the areas of: Enabling people to access a range of activities of their choice, including work, through effective partnership working with all relevant local agencies • Enabling young people to plan their lives and to make valued contribution to the communities in which they live • Maximising opportunities for disabled children • Offering choice and control in where people live and who they live with • Enabling people to lead fulfilled lives and develop a range of relationships in their communities • Enabling people to make full use of Direct Payments, so that they can purchase a full and innovative service • Promotion of good health and access to general health services services • Ensuring staff working with people with learning disabilities are appropriately skilled, trained and qualified. The aim of person-centred practice in our organisation is to Enable
LDSSMP 1 Support children and young people to achieve their education potential 1.1 Explain the principles and values that underpins work to support children and young people to achieve their educational potential There are many principles and values in child care which contribute to support children and young people to reach their educational potential. Some of these which all settings should have are; • An all-round good work ethic • Appropriate policies i.e. confidentiality and safeguarding • A good staff to child ratio • Appropriate welfare requirements • Follow Every Child Matters • Necessary risk assessments • Necessary resources Practitioners must have their own individual principles and values, some of these might be; • Interest in their job and the children • An individual good work ethic • To encourage child development • To have appropriate training • To understand and know policies and child care acts All of these factors affect children and young people reaching their full educational potential and many more. Settings and practitioners should follow these principles and values to provide a good service for children and young people. 1.2 Explain current legislation and guidance relating to the provision of and access to educational opportunities for children and young people 1.3 Evaluate the factors that can contribute to low achievement by children and young people Some children and young people don’t achieve there full potential.
Working with a number of different agencies it is important we communicate and work in partnership to ensure the protection and safety of all children. Each area of expertise may need to have an area of input in any one case. This way we provide a team to discuss how to provide the
Unit 8: Promote communication in health, social care in children and young people’s settings 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate People communicate for a wide variety of reasons. First and foremost they communicate in order to build relationships. This means getting to know people and making friendships or acquaintances. In order to work with other people and children, you need a foundation to build on, so that you have a good rapport with them. Trust is a big part of building a relationship with people, especially with children who are under your care.
1.1 Identify the features of effective partnership working Effective partnership working (also known as Interagency, multi-disciplinary, multi-professional and interprofessional) aims to meet the child’s needs and wishes, along with those of the parent, by keeping them at the heart of everything that is done. This is done as a collaborative, collective effort which may include working with different independent bodies, and can include creating an organisational structure or process in order to work and implement a shared vision, through either staff or resources. In order to ensure the needs and wishes of individuals are met, it is essential that a number of factors are taken into account. * All goals should be shared This ensures that everyone is working together towards the same goals and not pulling against each other, which can lead to ineffective partnerships and the waste of people’s time and effort. * Sharing of expertise This allows the partners access to a wider variety of knowledge and ideas, it can also highlight different issues and problems, and however effective partnerships are more effective at working and addressing these problems.
Anne-Marie Whitlock MU 2.9 1.1 Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people? When working with children and young people in your setting it is very important to work in a team as it can be positive for the children to see. If you work well in a team you will enjoy your work and the children will benefit from that, it should improve their learning and development. It is also important to work in partnerships to build a relationship and to gain trust from the children and their families. You will learn a lot from working together such as the children’s likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, the way they need to be looked after and there education.
CYP 3.6: Working Together for the Benefit of Children & Young People Understanding integrated & multi-agency workings 1.1: Explain the importance of multi-agency working & integrated working Importance of Multi agency working & integrated working The key principles of Multi agency & integrated working are: • Openness • Trust • Honesty • Agreed shared goals & values • Regular communication Once these principles are fulfilled this ill enable the professionals and agencies involved to work their best and focus on the child. Before Multi agency and integrated working came into practice a family with special or additional needs would have to appointments with various professionals and had to shuttle between them with the reports from the respectively. Now with this way of working a lot of precious time is saved and appropriate and quick intervention follows timely support. Multi agency working is a holistic approach to child care and education and is an important feature of the EVERY CHILD MATTERS frame work. The outcomes of Every child matters are: Benefits of Multi agency working & integrated working An important aspect of multi agency working and integrated working is that children and young people who are at risk can be identified and the organizations involved can quickly ensure that the child is safe and protected.
Focus on – Working with Others Working with other agencies when working with children and young people is essential to providing an effective service. Multi-agency working ensures the most appropriate, experienced and skilled team are working together to ensure an integrated approach to issues relating to the child or young person. This may be within a nursery, educational, youth or special needs environment, with the focus being on the welfare and development of the child or young person and can relate to any area from simple transport facilities to and from school, up to specialist psychological or physical therapies. It is therefore vital that those working with children and young people know the referral processes and what agencies are
I will be explaining the importance of equality of opportunity and the government initiative such as Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to help me analyze the concept of children’s holistic development. I am doing this as I want to gain more knowledge and a better understanding of how children develop and learn. The development of children within the social context will be through many ways and through various people. The main people to help this will be parents and the wider community which includes: educators and peers. Educators help through the social context with development and learning.