Reflection On Collaborative Working

Introduction
The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on my collaborative working with service users, it will cover four themes of collaborative working which are LO1, LO2, LO3 and LO4. For each theme I will be reflecting on my knowledge and skills using Gibbs model to evaluate the effectiveness of these themes in practice. I will be using Gibbs model because it is a holistic and an effective tool to reflect as it covers Description, Feelings, Evaluation, Analysis, Conclusion, and Action plan. Collaborative working covers different types of service users group but on this assignment I will concentrate most on children and families as my last placement was with the Children and Families Assessment Team.

L01. Principles of Service User
Information sharing should be legitimate, proportionate and ethical to avoid oppression. Children Act 2004 states that information sharing is essential for protection of vulnerable children (Brayne et al., 2015). If information is used in a way which is not legitimate and proportionate, can result in oppressive practices (Brandon et al., 2009). Findings indicate that professionals should be able to explain their decisions to service users and should be receive support, training, supervision in dealing with these dilemmas (Allison and Ewens,
Personal & Professional Development

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