Explain How Multi Agency Teams Work Together

Multi-agency teams help bring together practitioners from different sectors and professions to create an integrated way of working to support everyone in their speech, language and communication. It helps ensure that children and young people who need additional support have exactly the right professionals to support them as and when needed and everyone knows who is doing what when. To support speech a speech therapist may be sought out, they would work alongside other health professionals, nurses, doctors and psychologists. Who in turn would also liaise with the school and parent/guardian to help the child or young person in question. The therapist along with a team of professional will share information and support one another so the childâ€TMs