Unit 5: Working in Partnership in Health

And

Social Care for Children and Young People's Settings

Unit code: M2c

Learning outcomes and assessment criteria

Understand partnership working

Identify the features of effective partnership working

The person-centred care policy has become the basis for the endeavours to update health care in the United Kingdom. The policy of the government is now established based on this principal notion, a fundamental element of which is facilitating people to take part in making decisions regarding their care at all levels. By emphasizing on the objectives and wishes of the individuals and putting them at the core of a “planning circle”, the health care team may help with setting goals for ascertaining the maintenance of their best interests and the consideration of people's precedence.

Partnership working is a major element of practice within health and social care. The ideas of mutual working ways, consultation and power sharing are vital for efficient provision of service. The professionals of social and health care require understanding the significance of supporting independence with people. They also require being familiarized with their individual responsibilities and job roles and the way of relating with others inside the sector. Therefore, require thinking in a creative manner regarding the way of recruiting and involving people in planning and supplying services of health care and require investing effort and time in efficient partnership working. This guarantees that the individual accessing services or care are positioned at the centre. The team must be having a mutual vision and purpose for improving the life of individuals.

Efficient partnership working entails several elements counting in;

Maintaining balance between relationship orientation and task;

Operating for approved practices;

Honesty;

Clear objectives;

Realistic expectations;

Effective listening skills;

Communication;

Respect for the skills and contribution of colleagues;

Empathy; and

Trust

There are several theories relevant to the efficient partnership working. These entail areas like supportive approach, avoidance of group think, avoidance of social loafing, and team working.

Partnership working Theories

The tem roles identified by Meredith Belbin are commonly employed in organizations. These are employed for identifying behavioural weaknesses and strengths of people in a workplace. This information may be employed for;

Aid recruitment procedures;

Establish mutual understanding and trust;

Raise personal effectiveness and self-awareness;

Set out and improve high-performing teams; and

Establish beneficial working relationships.

Social loa?ng

Social loafing is referred to the propensity of some members in the group put in lesser endeavour if they consider that their lack of performance would not be observed; the event of one of the group members receiving a free ride whilst others work. The elements which elevate social loafing include;

Unfamiliar group;

Large group;

No group or individual incentives;

Individual contributions not required;

Task is boring, easy or the same as others

No group or individual standards of evaluation;

No individual evaluation;

Lack of ability to identify;

The elements which lessen social loafing include;

Familiar group;

Small group;

Group or individual incentives;

Individual contributions as essential;

Task is interesting, difficult or different from others;

Group or individual standards of evaluation;

Group or individual evaluation; and

Individual ability to identify

Irvin Janis - groupthink

Group think is a psychosomatic event which takes place within groups of individuals. It is the approach to thinking which occurs when the yearning for agreement in a ...