Working in Multi-professional Contexts

A Practical Guide for Professionals in Children's Services

AvJohn Emmeus Davis,Mary Ellen Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Making links between different professional roles, policies and practices, this book equips readers swith the skills, knowledge and understanding that managers, practitioners and students require to work in integrated multiprofessional settings. It draws on case studies to consider the dilemmas, challenges and complexities common within workplaces.

Chapters cover:

- roles, policies and practices in integrated services

- quality assessment in a multiprofessional context

- evaluating and developing children and family services

- participation and engagement in integrated family centres

- contemporary leadership and management in multiprofessional teams

- innovative multiprofessional learning

- creative multiprofessional environments.

Each chapter incorporates activities to support professional development. Six chapters analyse: multi-professional case studies on inclusive education; joint assessment and family support; leadership in integrated children's services (education, health and social services); participatory one-stop family centre design; and mentoring in the childcare/early years sector.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-04-20
Mått:170 x 242 x undefined mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780857021724

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′Comprehensive coverage of the complex challenges of multi-professional working make this book essential reading for educators, students and professionals. Case studies are used effectively and the reader is directed to appropriate further reading. An excellent contribution to the field′ -Eunice Lumsden DeputyDivisional Leader and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies Degree at The University of Northampton

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Themes, Issues and ConclusionsThe Book, Its Concept, Why It Is Needed and Who It Is forThe Structure of the BookMulti-Professional Assessment, Planning and DeliveryConcepts of AssessmentStructures of AssessmentRelationships of AssessmentConclusionRecommended Further ReadingParticipation and Multi-professional WorkingDefining Our Concepts of ParticipationStructures of ParticipationParticipatory RelationshipsConclusionRecommended Further ReadingTraditional Structures of Multi-Professional Leadership and ManagementConcepts of Visionary Leadership and ManagementManagement, Leadership and Organisational StructuresRelational Multi-Professional Management and LeadershipConclusionRecommended Further ReadingContemporary Approaches to Multi-Professional Leadership and ManagementReflexive Managers, Leaders and IndividualsSystemic Multi-Professional Joint WorkingMulti-Professional Systems, Relationships and ChangeConclusionRecommended Further ReadingMulti-Professional EvaluationTotal Quality ManagementResearch-Based Evaluation/DevelopmentRelational Approaches to EvaluationConclusionRecommended Further ReadingMulti-Professional Learning and CreativityConcepts of Multi-Professional Learning, Innovation and Creativity?Environments for Innovation, Creativity and ChangeConclusionRecommended Further ReadingFinal ConclusionsReferencesIndex