Working in partnership

Learning Objectives

After considering this resource, you should understand the frameworks of partnership working and how difficulties can be overcome.

People joining arms

Working in partnership is a key part of your role as a social worker. In this article, Robert Adams examines the common features of partnership working and explores some of the main areas of practice, identifying in the process the most important difficulties likely to be encountered and how these may be tackled.

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  1. What experiences have you had on your placement of working in partnership? How did you bring about the partnership? Do you think it was successful?
  2. Consider the skills needed for partnership working, which are mentioned in the article. Of these skills, which do you feel confident in? Are there areas you can identify which need improving? How will you do this?
  3. What do you think the benefits of partnership working are for you as an individual? For the service user? For your organisation?
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