Multi Agency Working
Joanne Wootton 24/10/12
* The importance of multi agency and integrated working
As an early year setting we are required to help the children achieve the five outcomes of the UK government they include stay safe, enjoy and achieve, be healthy, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well being. We do everything we can to follow these outcomes but sometimes we need to contact and utilise other professionals to help us achieve these, it’s important to work together with these other professionals to help improve the five outcomes and make a difference in the children’s learning and development. If a child has any special education needs (SED), then sometimes that child might struggle to participate in certain activities this is where we work together as a team with the other professionals and support the child and parent/s or carer to help the child’s development and to help them become a confident learner and self assured.
* How effective multi agency working operates and how it benefits children and carers by delivering better outcomes
Multi agency working is different agencies, services, professionals and practitioners that will work together to provide help for children and parents. As well as working together with carers and parents practitioners need to recognise that this should be taking place with multi agency working together also. Settings will point parents in the right direction of other agencies which will benefit them, these services are sometimes integrated together to offer a more effective care for the children. Children that are in a setting may have a wide range of needs and working together with these other professionals can have a strong positive impact on the child’s health, learning and development. The professionals that work together with the families and practitioners can share a lot of information, they can agree on what way they can assess and plan for a particular child, to help the child reach their full
* The importance of multi agency and integrated working
As an early year setting we are required to help the children achieve the five outcomes of the UK government they include stay safe, enjoy and achieve, be healthy, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well being. We do everything we can to follow these outcomes but sometimes we need to contact and utilise other professionals to help us achieve these, it’s important to work together with these other professionals to help improve the five outcomes and make a difference in the children’s learning and development. If a child has any special education needs (SED), then sometimes that child might struggle to participate in certain activities this is where we work together as a team with the other professionals and support the child and parent/s or carer to help the child’s development and to help them become a confident learner and self assured.
* How effective multi agency working operates and how it benefits children and carers by delivering better outcomes
Multi agency working is different agencies, services, professionals and practitioners that will work together to provide help for children and parents. As well as working together with carers and parents practitioners need to recognise that this should be taking place with multi agency working together also. Settings will point parents in the right direction of other agencies which will benefit them, these services are sometimes integrated together to offer a more effective care for the children. Children that are in a setting may have a wide range of needs and working together with these other professionals can have a strong positive impact on the child’s health, learning and development. The professionals that work together with the families and practitioners can share a lot of information, they can agree on what way they can assess and plan for a particular child, to help the child reach their full