Essay On Integrated Working

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Multi-agency working brings practitioners together from different sectors and professionals to provide an integrated way of working to support children, young people and their families. It is a way of working that ensures children and young people who may need additional support have exactly the right professionals around them to help. Integrated working is where everyone supporting children and young people work together effectively to put the children and young people at the centre, meet their needs and improve their lives. By combining their professional expertise, knowledge and skills, and involving the children, young people and/or their family throughout, practitioners would then be able to identify needs earlier, deliver a co-ordinated …show more content…
the nursery staff and the health visitor will work together to promote children’s development). It makes sure that everyone communicates about and with the children and young people or the family (i.e. if the family communicates regularly which can then identify children and young people’s behaviour and development and offer any support that may be needed. Multi-agency working and integrated working highlights any problems early which they would then have interventions put in place (i.e. if everyone is communicating with each other and working together, any concerns about abuse can be discovered early). It enables the professionals to plan and provide targeted support for the children and young people or family (i.e. the key worker, social worker and play therapist following an individual support programme to encourage children and young people to be able to discuss their feelings about a safeguarding issue). It is easier or quicker access to services or expertise because they are already working with different agencies and it is also better support for the children and young people’s parents because the agencies have a wide range of expertise that they can share with the …show more content…
This can be overcome by not using complicated jargon so that children, young people and families don’t get worried and confused. Not sharing information. This can be overcome by learning to communicate and share information so that everyone is aware of what is going on and what they are doing to help. Members don’t stay on target and keep to timescales. This can be overcome by creating a plan (timetable) to ensure that everyone sticks to it so they are all working together to help the children, young people and families. Individual members thinking they know best - This can be overcome by allowing them to contribute to making plans, changes when it comes to their child so that they do not feel left out and that they aren’t able to help their children. Some members may not want to try a new approach because they are used to what they know. This can be overcome by trying new things that may be what’s best for the children and young people. Lack of trust and openness. This can be overcome by becoming more open and communicating with each other and build trust between one another to both help support the children and young people. Lack of support and cooperation. This can be overcome by including everyone in the decision making so that no one feels left out and to ensure that all the support needed is to help and support the children, young people and the families. As everyone has different skills and