Description
Book Synopsis
"... a positive addition to the practice literature for managers and professionals. Senior managers should definitely read this before they start a further round of re-organization!"
Journal of Interprofessional Care
- What are the features of successful multiprofessional work?
- How can schools, local authorities and individual fieldworkers work effectively to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children and families with whom they are working?
- How can the Every Child Matters policy agenda be implemented successfully?
This book examines a series of case studies of multiprofessional work, in order to understand what works and why. In the successful case studies, the fieldworkers were able to reflect on the organisational contexts in which they were operating. This was achieved through a carefully managed series of feedback loops, which ensured that good quality informatio
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction - The Challenge of Multiprofessional Working
Chapter 2: The research base - exploring multiprofessional communication systems in action
Chapter 3: Evolving a communication system
Chapter 4: Customizing provision to meet local needs
Chapter 5: Achieving a positive problem solving culture
Chapter 6: The importance of relationships in the field
Chapter 7: Conclusions - the dynamics of complexity
