Multi-agency working

Working with individuals and families requires staff to work with multi agency partners to bring about effective and sustainable change.

This practical programme allows staff to consider blocks and barriers to effective multi agency working. We will consider skills to support staff to work effectively with partners including setting targets and agreeing support plans and how to effectively challenge.

It is practical and “hands on” with a focus on skills and strategy development, backed up by an understanding of why approaches work. The course will consider barriers and enablers and produces more confident and competent practitioners.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify organisational and professional cultures, values and beliefs in working multi agency
• Understand the importance of multi-agency working including:
  - Joint family planning
  - Agreeing a Multi agency process to assess change
  - Working in partnership with families and organisational partners
• Explore barriers around communication
• Remove barriers to improving services and strengthen relationships between services
• Understand the process of setting multi-agency support plan targets in a team around the family
• Identify how to appropriately challenge and break down barriers