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Partnerships and networks in work with young people

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The term 'partnership' is used to describe a wide range of organisational arrangements and ways of working: from informal networking between individuals, to more formal partnership structures. In this free course, Partnerships and networks in work with young people, you will explore a range of meanings for the word 'partnership' and see that it is used to describe a range of practices, structures and processes. You will also look at some of the difficulties, as well as the potential benefits, that can come from working in partnership.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What do we mean by ‘working in partnership’?
  • 1 What do we mean by ‘working in partnership’?
  • 1.1 Definitions and metaphors
  • 1.2 Terminology
  • 1.3 Dimensions of partnership working
  • 1.4 Levels of partnership
  • 2 Why work in partnership?
  • 2 Why work in partnership?
  • 2.1 Context and background to partnership working
  • 2.2 Young people and social exclusion
  • 2.3 Partnership and safeguarding
  • 2.4 Partnership and policy drivers since 2010
  • 2.5 The benefits of working in partnership
  • 2.6 The challenges of partnership working
  • 2.6.1 Difficulties in partnership working
  • 2.6.2 Differences in organisations
  • 2.6.3 Conflicts of accountability
  • 2.6.4 Differences in culture
  • 2.6.5 Costs of partnership
  • 2.6.6 Conflicts and differences in power
  • 3 How can we make partnerships work?
  • 3 How can we make partnerships work?
  • 3.1 Partnerships in context
  • 3.2 Co-working agreements
  • 3.3 Partnership working skills
  • 3.3.1 Conflict resolution
  • 3.3.2 Being clear about your role, purpose and professional identity
  • 4 Partnership working and your own practice
  • 4 Partnership working and your own practice
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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