Effective Multi-Agency Partnerships : Putting Every Child Matters into Practice

by Rita Cheminais

• ISBN13: 9781848601390
• ISBN10: 1848601395
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

With electronic downloadable resources'This is a detailed and comprehensive account of multi-agency work which will be a 'must read' for those involved in implementing the Every Child Matters agenda. Both the text and the layout are easy to access and understand. The introduction outlines a high expectation, which is achieved. Each chapter begins by setting out its intended audience and ends with a short clear summary, questions to provoke further deliberation and a list of resources and information. Rita Cheminais has successfully combined essential information, theoretical background and practical applications in this thorough study of multi-agency work. She achieves the intention of her title, and shows you how to put multi-agency work into practice' - Jean Salt, Past President of NASENOffering practical advice and guidance on how to establish and maintain effective multi-agency partnership working in your setting, this book will tell you how to meet the Every Child Matters outcomes for children and young people.It clarifies the skills and knowledge required in order to form productive partnerships, and shows you how to set up and maintain good collaborative practice.The following are provided:- useful checklists;- examples of best practice in multi-agency working;- a range of activities to support team building;- reflective questions, to facilitate training and improvement;- practical tools for evaluating the impact of multi-agency working;- photocopiable materials to use with each chapter of the book.It is an invaluable resource for leaders and managers in any early years setting, Children's Centre, primary, secondary or special school or Pupil Referral Unit, and will support anyone responsible for coordinating and managing multi-agency partnership working.Lecturers in higher education responsible for training members of the children's workforce will value this book, as well as Local Authority officers and Workforce Remodelling Advisers.

Table of Contents

The origin, concept and principles of multi-agency partnership working

The benefits and challenges of collaborative multi-agency working

How to operate and manage productive multi-agency partnership working

Developing effective Team around the Child partnership working

The features of good practice in multi-agency partnership working

Evaluating the impact and outcomes of multi-agency partnership working

Downloadable Material Contents

Checklist for developing effective multi-agency partnership working

Joint inter-professional visioning and development activity

Common core of skills and knowledge for multi-agency working

Professional Standards for Teachers and multi-professional knowledge

National Occupational Standards for Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools - Working with Colleagues

SWOT analysis for multi-agency partnership working

Force field analysis framework for multi-agency partnership working

Diamond ranking template

Checklist for building the multi-agency team

Benefits practitioners bring to multi-agency team working

Nine diamonds inter-professional multi-agency activity

Personal profile for multi-agency practitioners

External service/agency information sheet

Checklist for operating a multi-agency tam in an educational setting

Checklist for managing change for multi-agency collaboration

Changing practice

What helps to effect change?

Managing change in the multi-agency team

Multi-agency benchmark self-assessment

Model Partnership Commitment Agreement

Skills and Knowledge Audit for multi-agency partnership working

Collaborative working survey

Team around the Child pupil-friendly plan

Team around the Child Questionnaire

Checklist for confidentiality and information sharing

TAC Development Task (p.75)

Summary of effective multi-agency practice strategies

Group Practical Task (p.82)

Template for sharing good practice in multi-agency working

Multi-agency good practice template

Every Child Matters Outcomes

National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services

Mapping and evaluating the impact of multi-agency provision

Evaluating the five ECM outcomes in a children's centre

Evaluating partnership working in a children's centre

Exemplar of an extended school evaluation profile on external partner agencies collaborative working

Checklist for monitoring and evaluating multi-agency provision

Evaluating the effectiveness of a multi-agency partnership

Evaluating multi-agency partnership commitment and contributions

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