Unit 029

Unit 029 – Working together for the benefit of children and young people

Outcome 1

1. Explain the importance of multi-agency working and integrated working:

Multi-agency and integrated working are important because they are two ways in which we can ensure that the needs of a child or young person are met fully. Through the use of multi-agency working we can ensure that all of the individual needs of the child or young person are met through the use of a holistic approach of agencies, teams or services working together. Integrated working is of importance because it can help provide the appropriate level of care and support for children and young people and also their families.

2. Analyse how integrated working practices and multi-agency working in partnership deliver better outcomes for children and young people:

Integrated working practices help to deliver better outcomes for children and young people because it ensures that all of the people working with the child or young person are using a consistent approach. By having the teams around the child develop and agree a strategy for working with a child or young person we can ensure that a consistent method is used which will benefit their outcomes.

Multi-agency working helps to deliver better outcomes for children and young people because often the challenges that children and young people do not fit neatly into one category. For instance if a child or young person has a diagnosis of Autism they may have a delay in their communicative abilities. A Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) can help with this, however it may be that they have overall developmental delay. If this is the case then a psychologist may need to be involved. An occupational therapist may also be of use also. The more people who are involved in working around a child or young person the more specialist knowledge can be provided in overcoming any challenges that may arise. This in turn means that the outcomes of a child or young...