Developing multi-professional teamwork for integrated children's services :
[Book]
research, policy and practice /
Angela Anning [and others].
Maidenhead :
Open University Press,
2006.
1 online resource (148 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Researching and understanding multi-professional teams working with children; Chapter 1 Working in a multi-professional world; Chapter 2 Researching multi-professional teams; Chapter 3 Organizing and managing multi-professional teams; Part 2: Working and learning in a multi-professional team; Chapter 4 Multi-professional perspectives on childhood; Chapter 5 Changing roles and responsibilities in multi-professional teams; Chapter 6 Sharing knowledge in the multi-professional workplace.
Part 3: Planning, implementing and supporting multi-professional teams working with childrenChapter 7 Making it work 1 -- addressing key dilemmas; Chapter 8 Making it work 2 -- strategies for decision-making and service delivery; Chapter 9 Taking multi-professional practice forward; Appendix: Multi-agency team checklist; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.
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Annotation "This book tackles an important subject in a clear and accessible way. It is rooted in rigorous qualitative research, the methods of which are carefully described. It is also intensely practical."Adoption & FosteringMultiprofessional practice in the delivery of services is a central government imperative in the UK and other countries. This book offers a practical resource to professionals charged with conceptualising, planning, implementing and evaluating multiprofessional practice in children's services. The book:Exemplifies what multiprofessional work looks like in practiceExamines real dilemmas faced by professionals trying to make it work, and shows how these dilemmas can be resolvedConsiders lessons to be learnt, implications for practice and recommendations for making multiprofessional practice effectiveDiscussion of dilemmas facing multiprofessional teams include organising and managing multi-professional teams, supporting professionals as they learn to adapt to new roles and responsibilities, and learning how to share professional knowledge and expertise. Featuring useful guidance, theoretical frameworks and evidence-based insights into practice, this book is a key resource for students on courses studying early childhood and families, as well as social workers, teachers, support workers in children's centres, family support workers, health workers, and managers of a range of children and youth services.
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Developing multi-professional teamwork for integrated children's services.
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Children-- Services for.
Social service-- Teamwork.
Children-- Services for.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services & Welfare.