Working Together in Children's Services

ISBN-13: 9781843124672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 146 str.

Damien Fitzgerald

Opis

Addresses a range of theoretical perspectives and contexts to stimulate students' and practitioners' critical thinking about issues of multi-agency working. This book explores issues like: the notion of "working together", what it means in practice; benefits and barriers of multi-agency work; requirements for interdisciplinary working; and more.

Spis treści

Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Working in a integrated way Chapter 2 The Development of Multi-Disciplinary Work in Children’s Services Chapter 3 Challenges to Developing Joined Up Working Chapter 4 Interdisciplinary Teamwork Chapter 5: Turning Policy Aspirations to Practical Reality Chapter 6: Developing the Workforce to Meet the Challenge of Integrated Working References

O autorze

Damien Fitzgerald is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood and Associate Director of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Sheffield Hallam University. 

Janet Kay is Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. Her professional background is in social work with children and families.