Why_Is_It_Important_to_Establish_and_Agree_Respective_Roles_and_Responsibilities_with_Other_Professionals

K4M757 Why is it important to establish and agree respective roles and responsibilities with other professionals At the first meeting with other professionals everyone including myself will introduce themselves telling everyone where they are from and their job roles and responsibilities. If my roles and responsibilities aren’t defined when working with other professionals a lack of understanding about what is expected of me and problems may arise. It is extremely important to know where your roles lie with external professionals in order to be able to access any help and advice I may need to enable everyone to be working towards a common objective. Everyone wants the best outcome for the child. Regular meetings are held with other professionals so that everyone is kept up to date on information K4C758 Why is it important to agree common objectives, ways of working and communicating with other professionals In order to work together everyone must agree to have common objectives. Each of us has different expectations. Depending on experience, knowledge, personal situation and amount of responsibility placed in the role, patience and the ability to compromise are key aspects of building any working relationship. Good ways to communicate are to take turns to speak and listen to what each other has to say. It is important to listen to what others say and not to just ignore their ideas as they may be helpful to the child. It is important to agree on a time and place that will work well with myself and the other professional. It is important to make sure that we both have enough time to discuss every matter. If I was to be in a rush and have to be back in my room by a certain time then I wouldn’t be able to concentrate properly and wouldn’t be focused on the right matter. It is important to be in a good venue for the meeting as it is confidentially so we would need to be somewhere that no one would be able to listen to what was being said. K4M759 What is the importance of respecting professional boundaries Appreciating that there are boundaries in any organisation is a whole way towards respecting them & working together efficiently. The importance of respecting boundaries in essence proves you appreciate that there may be set procedures in place that will govern and guide any eventualities that effectively opens the doorway to a working relationship ideal for solving issues and finding solutions. What is the importance of effective communication with other professionals' How do you communicate with other professionals in a way that meets their expectations' Importance of communicating effectively' is vital to the positive outcome of the situation. Communicating with anyone be it a professional body, person or colleague the approach should always be one of politeness, courtesy and respect. Speaking with confidence and demonstrating your knowledge of the situation whilst maintain an air of flexibility will give everyone the comfort to feel they can be open & honest about the subject in hand. Being able to admit failing in systems as well as in yourself with others is a very important part of effective communication. Managing to speak to the correct person from the onset is always a plus, but finding those with the authority to make actionable decisions will be a case of departmental procedure and patience in allowing that to occur is another aspect of effective communication. Once a relationship has been built personal preferences on methods of communication can aid effectiveness phone, email or face to face these preferences will probably be offered quite naturally as everyone knows how they prefer to work and whenever necessary arrangements for alternative communication can be made when the job requires it ! K4M761 Why is it important to be aware of the limitations of your own expertise and responsibilities and respect the expertise and responsibilities of other professionals' As an individual you won't or don't know everything about a child - perhaps you would speak to a parent who would know their child better, a key worker of that child or even the Senco in your setting or share information with a professional outside the setting. Other professionals will have different information but also useful information. We have inter-agency meetings with other professionals - Area Senco, Occupational therapist etc. It is important not to 'knock' their ideas, but respect their input as you are all working and aiming for the same outcome for a child and to give then the best possible start in life. I ensure that a good relationship is maintained with other professionals by the way you interact and speak to other professionals by listening to each other, sharing information and respecting and valuing each other's knowledge and input and genuinely work together as part of a team. When is it important to assert your own expertise when working with other professionals' How do you do so in a way that will maintain an effective relationship' It is important to inform other professionals of all the necessary information to help meet the children’s needs. It is important that I keep observations up to date and make sure that I observe the child in particular regularly. It is important that if you do any work with the child you have something as back up so show the professional when you next meet to discuss. While you might not have to assert your expertise, you should never subjugate your professional judgment to others unless there is reason and the time is appropriate. Describe good practice, values and ethical requirements when liaising with other professionals and describe how to handle disagreements with other professionals and inter-agency misunderstandings The key ideas: 1. Clearly define and agree your own role and responsibilities and those of other professionals 2. Agree common objectives and ways of working and communicating with other professionals and respect these boundaries 3. Exchange complete, accurate and up-to-date information with other professionals whilst respecting requirements for confidentiality 4. Work effectively with other professionals to improve provision for children 5. Acknowledge your own limitations and respect the expertise and responsibilities of other professionals whilst upholding your own professional expertise 6. Maintain relationships with other professionals which are in line with good practice, values and ethical requirements 7. Handle any disagreements and complaints promptly, positively and in line with organisational procedures and professional guidelines How do you cope with the anxiety that may interfere with effective inter-agency communication' Interagency anxiety refers to uncertainty in knowing where accountability/responsibility lies within own agencies & possibly not knowing how others work, how to proceed, how to benefit/improve things for all. Being accused of something guidelines are supposed to protect against and possibly availability of resources. It would be important to talk to the person from the agency if I was worried about something otherwise it would just build up and make things worse.