Use and Develop Systems That Promote Communication

A large body of experience and research provides clear evidence about many of the key determinants of successful partnerships. The focus is to achieve better outcomes through improved service delivery. Partnership working has come a long way in recent years. There is now a consensus that effective partnership working is essential in order to design, develop and deliver personal services for those requiring support and assistance to optimise their independence and happiness. The most important features of an effective partnership are engaging the right people and ensuring they function as a genuine team.

To improve partnership working we all have to focus on the purpose of our job role which is to provide best care and support to improve individual’s life, health and wellbeing. Standard ways to maintain good partnership working are as follows-

A partnership is an arrangement between two or more groups, organizations or individuals to work together

Partnership working in the context of safeguarding: the importance of the role of all parties in child protection; multi- agencies involvement in safeguarding; essential nature of communication to ensure the safety and protection of children; prompt action to ensure early intervention; prevention of children/young people not receiving protection; lessons learned from high profile cases; shared competencies; the Integrated Workforce Agenda

As a parent or care giver you may have noticed that one or more of the children in your care display behaviours and temperaments that are somewhat different to others. This may be particularly evident when they participate in creative activities, do school work, play sports or even during their daily routines. They may seem hesitant and nervous to try new tasks and become upset when their attempts are less successful than they expected. They may seem a little ‘perfectionistic’.

Other positive changes may include using visual support in the form of picture cards, makaton signs or even pointing to objects when speaking. This gives further clarification to our speech and helps a child with communication difficulties understand what is being taught or requested of them, which in turn will prevent any

| This is the most important partnership as Parents/carers need to feel confident with the setting and it’s staff. They will want and expect the highest level of care for their child. Nurturing a partnership with Parents/carers will ensure good communication and the sharing of important information regarding the child, such as needs, wants and development. Building trust with parents/carers will result in them regarding the setting as a valuable source of help and

Partnership is when two or more organisations work together, showing cooperation and collaboration. This can provide better care and support for service users. For example, different funds working together, instead of working individually and stressing. Another example, a social worker and the health visitor will need to work together, share ideas and use different skills to develop a support plan that will benefit children and families. This also promotes multi-disciplinary working. Partnership thus can reduce conflicts and enhance team working skills as professionals can work together, sharing responsibilities and ensuring need led approaches are met and set. This can be done by reviewing care plans and offering support.

Communication is a two way process which allows us to express our thoughts and feelings to others, while allowing us in turn to understand what others are trying to convey to us. Communication involves speech and language (verbal) as well as facial expression, gesture and body language (non-verbal). Communication is an essential life skill for children and young people and it underpins their social, emotional and educational development. (Bercow 2008)

Partnership working is when different services and professionals work together with other teams of people to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. It brings together professionals to contribute their own specialist knowledge and skills. This way holistic approach to childcare is achieved as featured in Every Child Matters Framework. Below are some benefits of effective partnership:

Features of effective partnership working is that having common goals such achieving better outcomes through reflecting and improving service delivery. This means that partnerships working is influenced by a number of individuals, agencies or bodies with a shared interest. There is typically an overall reason for accomplices to cooperate and a scope of particular goals. Associations are frequently framed to address particular issues and might be short or long term. In order to achieve this, there must be a good Communication, Co-ordination and Co-operation within the team.

In order to be a successful early years practitioner, they should be able to demonstrate key skills, these include showing that they are patient, considerate, caring, flexible and consistent. What’s more, it is imperative that ‘every practitioner working with young children needs a sound and thorough

Brexton is beginning to adjust to grade four and a new teacher. He is working on learning the names of the children in his class. He is a good helper and enjoys handing out completed work and 4B’s to his classmates. Brexton is getting better at accepting when it is time for work. Brexton enjoys swimming on Tuesdays. The swimming tires him out, making it difficult for school work in the afternoon. Therefore, Tuesday afternoons tend to be less demanding. We are encouraging Brexton to use an age appropriate voice. He has met with the Speech and Language Pathologist and is working on speech goals. Next term we are going to continue to work on using words when he wants an item, when someone upsets him and keeping his hands to himself, waiting

Upon reviewing my own performance during this evaluation, I believe that it was effective in many areas. I allowed the mother to be present, which enabled the child to feel comfortable. Furthermore, we met at a familiar playground near Aidan’s home, which further added to the comfortable atmosphere. The playground was fairly quiet and empty. This helped me to spend the time needed with Aidan to get him speaking in a natural manner. However, in hindsight, I wish I had met with him in a more controlled, yet comfortable environment. The playground was both a blessing and a curse. Too many variables came in to play. Often, he would get bored in one section and want to move on to another. Thus, I would have to play catch-up with him and make sure

According to Giddens (2017), communication is a process of interaction between individuals in which symbols are used to create, exchange, and interpret messages about ideas, emotions and mind states. Communication is a lifelong learning process for a nurse (Giddens, 2017). Good communication