PARTNERSHIP WORKING
When we talk about the concept partnership working, it may sound very complex but just as the name suggests, it's simply partners working together.
Understanding it better, one would ask, what at all is partnership?
Partnership is open to a variety of meanings with people often using the word in a variety of senses, depending on their understanding of the term. However, the Collins Dictionary defines partnership as a contractual relationship between two or more persons carrying on a joint business venture with a view to profit, each incurring liability for losses and the right to share in the profits. This means all parties are aware of the benefits and therefore work to their utmost best. It's sometimes termed a 'strategic
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There are those who find it all very incomprehensible when they first begin engaging in partnership working.
Sometimes even those who are ‘intuitively’ good at it don’t always know how they do what they do and, like any of us, have ‘gaps’ in their working understanding although successful partnership is based on collaboration, with collaboration viewed as a way to improve standards and reduce costs.
Because of this, within health and social care there is the need for health and social care agencies to work together more effectively in partnership and in collaboration in order to help in tackling the health inequalities.
The quintessential nature of partnership working has ensured that the government in recent times issued a large number of policy documents promoting collaboration to improve efficiency and effectiveness. This according to Tammy Boyce and Professor David Hunter, 2009 "working in partnership is central to reducing health inequalities – one department acting alone cannot tackle an issue that does not respect organisational
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This is all due to the fact that a profession is a little more than a job, it needs training, skill set achieved through continual professional development which will build one towards protecting the interests of the public.
Without the specialised knowledge and professional development one cannot become a professional as there is an ever increasing level of professionalism needed in the various occupations today.
So as to make these professions attractive, up and doing, Bernard Barber outlined four features that tell the nature of professions as general and systematic knowledge (a profession is such that if you do not have the required knowledge you cannot work or help anyone), orientation to community interest, self monitoring through internalised code of ethics (there is the need for a set of regulations to guide the work undertaken, so that people do not take things into their hands or do thing to their own benefit., and rewards that symbolize accomplishments in work and that are sought as ends in
Partnership – “A legal entity formed by two or more co-owners to operate a business for profit.” (Longenecker, Petty, Palich, Hoy, Pg. 202) In a partnership, the advantage for the owners is the capability to reduce the workload and the financial burden, especially if each partner has management skills that enhances the business. The disadvantages of a partnership such as personal conflicts and leadership expectations, therefore this organizational form should only be chosen once all other options have been considered.
Lega, F., Longo, F., & Rotolo, A. (2013). Decoupling the use and meaning of strategic
Interprofessional practice is essentially the collaboration of multi-disciplinary professionals to achieve a common client-centred goal and in doing so, better assist with the complexity of the clients’ challenges (Chenoweth & McAuliffe, 2015, McCallin, 2014). Whilst the ability to work in partnership with other professionals is essential in creating the best outcomes for a wide variety of client care (Pecukonis, Doyle, & Bliss, 2008), social workers face a range of boundaries that may limit their ability to work coherently, including miscommunication, lack
Colonel Mathew Moten once said, “Professions are not professions simply because they say they are. Their clients, society as a whole, have to accept their claims and trust the professions with jurisdiction over important areas of human endeavor”.
Professionalism in any setting involves taking pride in the work taking place. Passion for the role is what makes a service provider professional. ‘Professionalism is predominately an attitude, not a set of competencies. A real professional is a technician who cares.’ (Maister, 1997, p.12) Relating to the panorama documentary (BBC, 2014), there is little pride or passion shown by the healthcare providers. The issues surrounding professionalism in the Documentary (BBC, 2014) were staff providing poor quality care.
Tomlinson, K., 2003. Efective interagency working: a review of the literature and examples of practice. Berkshire: National Foundation for Educational research.
This assignment will give a reflective account of two main communication skills that are important for relationship-based practice in social work. Relationship based practice is important in social work, this establishes a positive relationship with professionals and service users. In agreement of Carl Rogers (2012) and Threvithick (2012) it is vital to establish relationship based practice because it demonstrates social workers are trustworthy and dependable, this will enable the service users feel more confident to disclose information, be more open rather than distrustful and taking all the support in consideration rather than being wary. Relationship based practice supports unpretentious approach with service users and carries out progressive
Whittington, C. (2003) ‘Collaboration and Partnership in Context’. In Weinstein, J., Whittington, C. and Leiba, T. (eds.) Collaboration in Social Work Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Ch.1.
Professionals are people who have equipped themselves with the knowledge and skills in a given field. The interest of improvement of the professional identity is an evidence of how high standards are placed upon the professionals in the community (Johnson et al., 2012). Each profession creates its norms, values and scope of practice that distinguishes it from any other profession. Different legal ethics are upheld and everyone needs to work as per the stipulated ethics in the field to be part of the profession. People in the field are expected to be knowledgeable and independently use decision
First it is important to identify what a profession is. A profession is a paid occupation which has involved extensive or prolonged training to equip individuals within the area with skills, knowledge and competencies which provide them with the expertise they need to support their organisations.
Social work is a multifaceted, ever adapting profession, which has had many purposes and identities through the years. It is imperative for the vocation to constantly evolve alongside the social climate and the new ways in which we identify and treat those who are in need of support. Social workers can be required to take on the role of counsellor, advocate, case-worker, partner, assessor of risk and need, and at times (as the government seeks to push social work further and further towards the health and education sectors) a servant of the state. The profession is dramatically subject to affection by societal change, thus demanding social workers have a duty to be up to date with the latest developments in understanding how and why people get to the point of requiring social work intervention, and how best to prevent and cater for it.
Partnership is seen in the most intense sports, where athletes work together to attain glory. Partnership is seen in the most heroic moments, and in the most basic steps life takes. Partnership is undoubtedly a form of teamwork, but more specifically, the team is stripped down to the bare minimum number - two. Two people based on the two rudimentary principles of life, trust and equality, facing two possibilities - failure and success.
A partnership is defined as a business created through a legal agreement between two or more people who are jointly responsible for the success or failure of the business. Lastly, a business that is chartered by a state and legally operates apart from the owner/owners is referred to as a corporation. What I mean by the word “chartered” is a legal document that grants certain rights and privileges to the company by the state. We also learned a lot about fashion shows and how it affects
Deciding how important decisions are made is crucial in any business structure, but even more so when there is more than one owner. Therefore, the partnership agreement mandates how the owners will make decisions by either unanimous vote or by majority vote. Capital contributions include funds provided by the partners to be utilized in the business. The partnership agreement dictates how much each partner will contribute to the business as well as plan for future financial obligations. Salaries and distributions are often classified as partner withdrawals and profit/loss allocation. The partnership agreement establishes when money is available for withdrawal and how much of the profits and losses are allocated based on capital contributions. All business entities should be prepared for worst-case scenarios involving death, disability, and dissolution. Deaths and disabilities are untimely, so the partnership agreement outlines who inherits the partnership’s assets through trusts and wills. Dissolution is never a pleasant topic to think about in the beginning, but it is essential nonetheless. The section inclusion in the partnership agreement enables the partners to be prepared in the event that a dissolution does occur (Neville
Copenhagen Centre for Partnership Studies, (2002) shows some social partnerships evolve as a product of local concerns, such as those focusing on localized skill shortages or concerns about unemployment. More typically, new partnerships are those that government and non-government agencies are intentionally enacting for specific policy purposes. Social partnership is important as it recognizes that trade unions have a shared interest in the success of a company because this is how secured jobs are delivered. It also recognizes that co-operation, not confrontation is the way forward. Additionally it recognizes that employees can only develop their own agenda through an independent trade union.