philosophies and relationships in health and social care working

PHILOSOPHIES
AND
RELATIONSHIP IN
HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE
WORKING
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Task 1 ..............................................................................................................................................3
1.1: Explain the philosophy behind working in partnership.......................................................3
1.2: Explain the potential barriers to working in partnership......................................................4
Task 2 –............................................................................................................................................5
2.1: Critically explore the role of inter-professional learning in partnership working...............5
2.2: Critically explore the concept of ‘communities of practice’ and its influence on
partnership working....................................................................................................................5
2.3: Explain the role of personal budgets and its impact on working in partnership with
service users................................................................................................................................6
Task 3 ..............................................................................................................................................7
3.1: Evaluate the impact of child abuse enquiries on government thinking on working in
partnership...................................................................................................................................7
3.2: Evaluate the positive impact of working in partnership......................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
Partnership working in health and social care they mostly brings separate organisations
together due to this they could get benefits from resources and power sharing and their main goal
is to improve the quality and efficiency of service provision. In this process all the partners they
works together towards their common goal. Effective partnership working is very essential to
build the positive relationship between health and social care sectors and in addition to child care
sectors because they both require care and support even for those who are involved in their lives
such as families, friends,managers, advocates as well as professionals. To develop a positive
relationship with the young group of individuals and children and their families,so in this way in
health care and social care settings relationships very important.
Task 1
Explain philosophies and relationships in health and social care working
1.1: Explain the philosophy behind working in partnership
Partnership this is defined as collaborative relationship between two or more peoples
which is based on mutual understanding, trust and equality for the purpose of accomplishing
specified goals. There are numerous benefits of partnership working in the terms of health and
social care, which includes reduction in duplication of services and assessments, as well as an
improvement could be seen in information sharing with patients. Philosophy is a state of
consciousness or mind that can put impacts on behaviours of peoples, values and belief.
Consequently, partnership philosophy is the meaningful and mindset thus there could be a
benefit of communication and collaboration such kind of philosophy emphasizes itself strongly
in a successful collaboration. The meaning of partnership is working together and sharing, it is
well marked as giving respect to one another and right to information, role of division,
competence, accountability, as well as values are granted to an individual input. In other words it
could be explained as power is shared between two peoples or contributing something to one
another, every decision is taken jointly with that each and every roles are respected along with
legal and moral rights (Bolton and Gillett, 2019).
Partnership philosophy
The partnerships this mainly involves risks as well as benefits and further makes shared
accountability critical. philosophy is a thought, concept and mindset which gives benefits in
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