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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454119903321

Autore

Glenny Georgina

Titolo

Multiprofessional communication [[electronic resource] ] : making systems work for children / / Georgina Glenny, Caroline Roaf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-95292-3

0-335-23641-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RoafCaroline

Disciplina

361

361.944

371.19

Soggetti

Communication in social work

Child welfare

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontcover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: the challenge of multiprofessional working; 2 The research base: exploring multiprofessional communication systems in action; 3 Evolving a successful communication system; 4 Customizing provision to meet local needs; 5 Achieving a positive problems solving culture; 6 The importance of relationships in the field; 7 Conclusions: the dynamics of complexity; References; Index; Backcover

Sommario/riassunto

Multiprofessional work has been notoriously difficult to achieve outside the context of tightly focused specialist teams. This book examines a series of case studies of 'loose knit' multiprofessional work, taking place in local communities, in order to understand what works and why.