SOCIAL CARE PRACTICE

Working in Partnership with other Professionals in Health and Social Care Practice

Working in Partnership with other Professionals in Health and Social Care Practice

Introduction

Health and social care practice has brought many significant changes for the sufferers of mental illness with the advancement and development of larger networks of community-based providers and professionals. Community mental health professional work together in a team manner and make their efforts in maintaining and improving the quality of lives of their patients with low cost and are involved in proving effective treatment and services.

Mental health policies are usually surrounded by the political debates specifically those policies that are made to reform health care delivery (Larkin, Callaghan, 2005, pp. 338-346). These are generally categorized either as economical or rational policies. The philosophical debates centre are focused on the concerns related to the rights of individuals, government authority and ethics while in the economic policies, measures are identified to minimize the costs and maximize the efficiency of metal health delivery (Department of Health, 2004, pp.245-168).

Discussion

The Concept of Partnership Working

Partnership working refers to a relationship which is based on the satisfaction of separate as well as mutual interests. Partnership generates best results when a union is concerned about the organization and organization thinks about the staff before making any decision and implementing it. Partnership is basically a dynamic relationship between different actors on the basis of mutually agreed goals followed through a shared understanding of most rational division of labor based on the comparative benefits of each partner. Mutual influence is encompassed in partnership with a careful balance between autonomy and respective synergy in which mutual respect is incorporated combined with equal participation, transparency and mutual accountability (Department of Health, 2004, pp.245-168).

An entity based agreement and a social system is involved in the partnership in order to collaborate and share ideas on a common objective in which resources and power, risks and benefits are shared equally. Partnership is an effective way to acknowledge absolute interdependence and balance power. Partnership is much simple and economically strong at policy level with equal shared resources (Evans and Killoran, 2000, pp.125-140).

Different levels of skills are mixed at the local level for promoting health communities while at individual level individuals are facilitated and are supported by the partnership resulting in the enhancement of self-esteem or bringing a change to community norms. At the micro-level in the health-promotion field, partnerships do not seek to affect the underlying architecture or system while at the macro level while at the macro level and alliances, structural determinants of health are affected (Department of Health, 2004, pp.245-168).

Comparative Analysis of Partnership Working in a Community Team and a Mental Health Service

A community team is basically designed to work united in improving and enhancing community health. In community setting, partnership working plays a major role in supporting the involvement and participation of communities involving health care practitioners in the community planning process. In this regard partnership working strengthens the delivery of health care practices in a community ...