Unit 5Understand how to work in

partnership

Unit 5Understand how to work in partnership

By the end of this unit you will:

• Understand how to work in partnership

• Understand ways of developing and sustaining partnerships with carers

• Identify policies and procedures for information sharing in the work setting

STARTER:

• Identify one spelling mistake from the learning outcome

• Give 2 examples of key words used for this unit

Re-capBarriers to partnership working

Barriers

Not knowingwhen and how toshare information

Communicationproblems, suchas specialistterminology,acronyms

Lack ofunderstandingabout how otheragencies operate

Feeling threatenedby new approaches –‘out of comfort zone’

Lack of support – notknowing who to contact for advice andsupport

Professionals working with families

Speech & Language TherapistWork to improve communication

Health VisitorsProvide families with specific support around health areas of concern

Social WorkersAim to provide co-ordinated service to families who have a range of issues.

Family Support WorkerTo provide care, support and plan for individual key children.

Area SencoSupporting setting with a child displaying challenging behaviour (creating ILP’s)

Partnership working• Partnership working aims to keep children and young

people and their families at the centre of decision-making so that needs are met and lives improved. This can be achieved by:

• Information sharing – knowing when and how to share information

• Early intervention – early identification of unmet needs

• Common assessment processes – identification of the need for an assessment and, with consent, an assessment of the child/young person being carried out.

Ways of developing and sustaining partnerships with carers

• Carers should be made to feel welcome in the setting.

• Carers to be greeted by name.

• Practitioners could wear name badges so that carers know who they are.

• Setting could have a notice board with staff names and photographs.

GROUP ACTIVITY

DISCUSS AND DECIDE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT AND

THEIR REASONS WHY.

YOU NEED TO SHARE SOME OF THE RESPONSES WITH THE WHOLE CLASS.

Policies and procedures for information sharing in the work setting

• Every setting should have policies and procedures that encourage effective and clear communication when sharing information.

• All policies should be available to interested parties and shared with colleagues, parents, carers and other settings and services.

Policyon informationsharing

Where is your policy?

For this Task, you need to identify the policies andprocedures in your work setting that include details of information sharing.Ask to see these policies and take down details of: the title of the policy the details about the procedures for sharing information.

Storing information

• Every setting must provide clear policies and procedures about the recording and storing of information.

• Anyone who keeps records, whether on computer or paper, should comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.

• Information should not be kept for longer than is necessary.• Records should be securely stored.

Home-work– Write about how communications are recorded and how records are securely stored in your work setting.

Unit 5Understand how to work in partnership

By the end of this unit you will:

• Understand how to work in partnership

• Understand ways of developing and sustaining partnerships with carers

• Identify policies and procedures for information sharing in the work setting

ANY QUESTION?

EVIDENCE METHOD FOR ASSIGNMENT: AN INFORMATION BOOKLET.

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: 24/02/2016