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A joined up approach to safeguarding and personalisation
— a framework for practice in multi-agency decision-making |
| Author(s) | Diane Galpin, Dorena Hughes |
| Journal title | The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 13, issue 3, 2011 |
| Pages | pp 150-159 |
| Source | http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/1213... |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; At risk ; Person-centred care ; Consumer choice ; Management [care] ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Coordination. |
| Annotation | Social work practitioners need to be able to work together with other professionals to make decisions that effectively balance risk, choice and rights with protection and autonomy, whilst maximising well-being and minimising risk of harm. There is a need for effective practice in multi-agency decision-making to be central to delivering a system of personalised care that both empowers and protects. The aim of this paper is to provide a simple framework designed to support practitioners in facilitating effective multi-agency decision-making. It uses the Harvard Business model which identifies the following key stages as being crucial to decision-making; first, establishing context; second, framing the issue; followed by generating alternatives and evaluating alternatives; and finally choosing the best option. The paper adds an additional step of identifying actions and those responsible for implementing them. The authors conclude that there needs to be commitment at an organisational and practitioner level to develop decision-making processes that ensure safeguarding and personalisation is interwoven as efficiently and effectively as possible. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111208004 A |
| Classmark | QNT: CA3: PAA: WYC: QA: QK6: QAJ |
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