Partnership Working is Easier in Theory than in Practice
Table of Contents
Reflection 3
Partnership Working 6
Priorities to Improve Partnership Working 6
Priority 1: Protect the rights of children 6
Priority 2: Inclusion of Children in decision-making 7
Priority 3 reduction of discrimination 8
Conclusion 10
Reference List 11
This report is an investigation into what constitutes effective partnership working. Specifcally in the field of nursing
Reflection
In order to reflect on my learning throughout this module, l will focus on the module learning outcomes and reflect on a number of issues that are in line with the guidelines and the code of practice of other organizations that work in partnership to deliver care and support within the social service. The first learning outcome is to rehearse skills necessary for partnership working including inter-professional communication, networking and team working and ethical decision-making.
When I enrolled on this course, i saw it as opportunity to enhance and develop myself fully to assist people in the community. Working with people has always been my passion and I have been in this industry for five years.
The first year on the course was a different scenario for me being in an academic environment and meeting people in a different capacity and ways of appreciating others. The second year introduced me to group work that i stated earlier in the first year; thus working in groups was not strange at this stage.
The first class in P was and introduction to the module team and an elaborate introduction of what the module was all about.
The first seminar was an introductory session and involved familiarization with the group. We were expected to be seven in my group but only two people turned up. Within the next two sessions, three more people joined the group.
In my group meeting, I was always skeptical of the peoples attendance and contributions and the some group members reaction to others point of view. This attitude remindered me of the advice i was given from day one in the first year by one of the lectures “be prepared to work with some very nice, strange and difficult individuals” this has been a strong driving force to me as i took all the negative comments and the fact that some group members where so difficult towards me because i turn up for a group discussion late.
Mid way towards most discussions, I wanted to dominate group discussions and ensure my contributions carried the days. The constant reminder by members to listen to other opinion has help shape my way of contributing in-group work.
When I reflect on my initial attitude, I find that I was not learning since my attitude did not support effective teamwork, communication, and respect for others. The failure o progress or bring meaningful change to the group was a clear manifestation that I was not doing enough to put into practice some of the most important guidelines in group practice. In addition, I have learned that services do not work in a vacuum and that there are professional codes of conducts as privacy, respect for others, equality, and the need for informed consent before any intervention is carried out. These factors among other concerns affect me as a practitioner because it means I have to put patient safety first, while at the time try to adhere to policy guidelines.
Another aspect of learning was to understand the factors that hinder or promote partnership working. Even in our group interactions with course mates, the role of partnership working was real because we could not do anything without the input of others. I found that valuing others, respecting them and considering them part of a process was critical in doing any group work.
When I analyze the context of partnership working in the care profession and how our group work has succeeded in working as a unified team, I found great encouragement in understanding that I cannot achieve much
