During first few weeks of working in my setting I have encounter barriers and challenges to interprofessional working. First of all I had to adapt to new ways of working, following different procedures and using other timeframes. I dint not always knew whom to contact for support and advice what left me anxious and less confident. Other factors that contributed to…. was use of professional jargon and abbreviation in the workplace. I found it really hard when attending meetings, training or having conversations on the phone during my first few week of work. Jargon used can become a barrier to effective communication as different professions and teams develop it. Having in mind parents and children I support and I need to be aware of using …show more content…
They are valued source of information, experts on child’s physical, emotional requirements, what creates mutual respect between practitioner and the parent. (Lindon & Rouse, 2012). EYFS highlights the importance of partnership with parents within the theme of Positive Relationships, focusing at the relationship between parents and practitioners to view parents as partners. ‘Parents are children’s first and enduring educators’(QCA, 2000, p.9). I always treat parents as partners making them aware of sharing information and confidentiality procedures and communicate with other professionals that are involved in the process. I always appreciate and value parents’ opinions, drawing on their expertise and demonstrate my understanding by giving alternatives solutions to and jointly decide what support will be more effective to the child. This consumer model approach (Cunningham & Davis, 1985) promotes mutual respect, honesty and collaboration and helps both sides to understand the views and the expectations of each other. Identification of children’s needs and quick response will has a positive impact on children’s …show more content…
In my setting staff has good understanding of children and families, they are aware of potential difficulties and barriers to inclusion that are removed or minimised.
I have learnt about the importance of communication in EY and why it is important to be aware of different values, roles and perspectives of other professionals, what can affect the group working process.
How my personal potency is supported by other people in my workplace?
Personal action potency- capacity of individuals to take action effectively, as a professional you have greater or lesser potency.
Our ability to be effective is open to many factors and elements.
Dreier’s theory- looking across of different influences, ‘constellations ‘ of people are constantly changing, influencing success of multi-professional working. We work in different situations, influences, the way we operate requires ‘ personal action potency’ be able to be powerful and effective changes from one context to the next
In my team there is many things going on struggles or constraints influencing how well I can work interprofessionally, Driers’ theory aske whet makes them successful or
Make sure that their conversation is within confidential space meaning that only you the practitioner with the child and the parent.
Practitioner’s expectations should be to become a valuable practitioner, to be reliable and build good relationships with children and parent carers, encouraging play whilst learning, and by having children’s best interests e.g. physical activities, outings, this would help them to enjoy their growth in knowledge and assist in enhancing their development as a whole. Also practitioners should work as a team with other staff members and parent/carers in order to support the children to promote the children’s initial learning so that the children will feel confident and would be able boost up their self-esteem, and this will also help them in their future, and prepare them in further education when they move onto school. Also the
It is very important to recognise that parents and practitioners have different kinds of relationships with the children in their care. Practitioners need to develop consistent, warm and affectionate relationships with children especially babies but they should not seek to replace the parents. Babies need to be with the same people each and every day to develop social relationships. This is why the EYFS requires all early years settings and schools to implement a key person system. Parents and practitioners have one thing in common that is very important: they all want the best for the child. The roles involved are not the same yet they are complementary. Parents know their own child best. Practitioners have knowledge of general child development.
Partnership with parents is essential when working with children, the setting comply with the EYFS a statutory framework used as a guidance. The EYFS requires settings to work co-operatively with partners and build relationships not only to support the children
Communication and explanation between agencies, practitioners and parents is effective as it can help families by giving them guidance and advice with their child when at home, this will help give the parents understanding about the child’s condition and may help them to feel less stressed as they will feel they have help and support from the team as they are specialists in the particular area.
The responsibility of the practitioner is to work as part of a team with other professionals and staff members effectively to bring children and parents the best possible service i.e. working with social workers, speech and language therapists, and family support workers. Practitioners must also have a working partnership with parents, to work effectively with the child as the parents are the primary carers and they will know what the child is like at home and what the child’s interests are. For example they would have a policy called ”parents as partners”.
Parents/carers are relevant partners for communication and information sharing so they are aware and involved with the development of their child or any behavioural or medical problems. There is also communication books sent home to parents daily so parents know what the child have eaten and what they have been doing thought the day which is optional for the parents to have
I am of the opinion that as a child practitioner an essential part of our work role will involve actively seeking to evolve and where apt build relationships. Consequently having a significant impact on children and young people’s lives.
Practitioners work in partnership with parent’s families, as they are the child’s first and most enduring carers and educators
The issue of interprofessional working is currently one of key importance in the field of health and social care (Moyneux, 2001). Using the 6 stages of Gibb’s Reflective cycle (1988) I am going to demonstrate my understanding and explore the importance of interprofessional working as well as discuss barriers and facilitators for team working. A healthcare system that supports effective teamwork can improve the quality of patient care, enhance patient safety and reduce workloads that cause burnout among healthcare professionals (Oandasan, 2006). The 6 stages of Gibb’s cycle include description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action planning for future practice. I am going to reflect on the preparation work which was carried out each week for the group summative presentation and the importance of communication within the group.
can be key for an effective environment. Parents can share their expertise with practitioners, sharing
You are either Harriet or a member of her family. What are your expectations of the professional who is caring for you? What information do you need from them? How can they help you to understand and cope with the situation you are in?
In my NUR-301 Class, I had the opportunity to practice on Interprofessional Education. Our nursing student team was partnered with first year pharmacy school students to learn about each other professions and to study on how we could work in a team of healthcare professionals to attain a common goal. As this was my first time experience to meet other students from a different department of Notre Dame of Maryland University, I was not sure what to expect from our discussions. Even if I have some experiences working both in hospitals and in a pharmacy, I was no fully aware of the responsibilities of a pharmacist directly to the patient or to the healthcare field specialists.
POSITIVE: Maintaining good relations with Parents, Carers is an essential element in the healthy development of a child. This then enables the practitioner to understand the child more (i.e. how the child behaves at home and alternatively how the child behaves at school). Parents may be then able to voice any concerns they have with the practitioner and this will therefore result in a healthy parent – practitioner relationship allowing good communication which will aid in them both in aiding the child. Each communication technique needs to be varied for each child.
As child practitioners we must work on our skills in communicating with children because the way we communicate with them is important not only for their communication and language development, but also the development of our relationship with them. Young children often aren't able to express their thoughts and feelings in words, or express them poorly. Because of this, it's important that child practitioners can listen carefully and help children to learn how to express themselves and also provide what they need.