This document discusses the importance of partnership working in health and social care. It defines partnership working as working with others involved in an individual's care, including relatives, friends, and other professionals. Effective partnership working requires respecting different opinions and accepting help from others to avoid mistakes and progress careers. Case studies are used to illustrate the need for care groups to work together and include the individuals receiving care in partnerships.

1. LEARNING AIM B -
Working in partnership with other
people

2. Starter
• Complete word search in your workbook on page ?

3. By the end of this session you will:
• Define the term ‘working in partnership’
• Identify the need for considering an
individuals likes and dislikes
• Assess the reasons for promoting choice and
autonomy

4. Partnership working
•Working in health and social care involves working
with others, which may include relatives and friends
of an individual, in addition to health and social care
professionals.
• It is important to be willing to work with different
people, showing respect for their opinions and
accepting their help when you need it. In this way,
mistakes can be avoided and you will progress in your
career.

5. Partnership working
• As a health and social care professional, who do you think you may
have to work with?
• In pairs make a list of people you think would be involved in
• Elderly care
• Children in school
• Drug and alcohol rehabilitation

6. How many did you get?
• Examples include -
• social workers, adult, elderly and family. Family and friends or
neighbours
• Teachers, care assistants, managers, learning support assistants,
head teachers, senco’s, pastoral support,
• counsellors, nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrist, clinical
psychologists, educational psychologists, speaking and listening
therapists, esol support assistants, interpreters,
• physiotherapists, podiatrists, doctors, gp’s, health visitors, school
nurses,

7. Partnership working
• Health and social care professionals work cooperatively with fellow
professionals, relatives and the individual users of the service to
provide a standard of care that meets the needs of the individuals
in the setting
• When you show a willingness to work with others, you are
contributing to a pleasant working environment.
• Remember health and social care teams are more efficient when
individuals work together, sharing tasks and supporting each other

8. Case studies
• Read the case studies you have been given and answer the questions on
the sheet.
• Find the other members of the group who have the same case study. Get
together and discuss your answers, do you have the same, if not, explain
your reasons.
• As a group, one member should volunteer to read the case study and then
the other group members explain why they have given their answers.
• As a class, discuss:
• Why is it important for each of the groups to work in partnership?
• Why is it important to include the individuals receiving care in the
partnerships

9. Watch the clip
• Make notes on how you see partnership working in action

10. Activity
• Complete activity sheet 3 in your workbooks on page
• ‘working with other people’
• Directed study/homework
• Complete the project, ‘working with others’ in your workbook on
page.