Partnerships and networks in work with young people

The term 'partnership' is used to describe a wide range of organisational arrangements and ways of working: from informal networking between individuals, to more formal partnership structures. In this free course, Partnerships and networks in work with young people, you will explore a range of meanings for the word 'partnership' and see that it is used to describe a range of practices, structures and processes. You will also look at some of the difficulties, as well as the potential benefits, that can come from working in partnership.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 What do we mean by ‘working in partnership’?
• 1 What do we mean by ‘working in partnership’?
• 1.1 Definitions and metaphors
• 1.2 Terminology
• 1.3 Dimensions of partnership working
• 1.4 Levels of partnership
• 2 Why work in partnership?
• 2 Why work in partnership?
• 2.1 Context and background to partnership working
• 2.2 Young people and social exclusion
• 2.3 Partnership and safeguarding
• 2.4 Partnership and policy drivers since 2010
• 2.5 The benefits of working in partnership
• 2.6 The challenges of partnership working
• 2.6.1 Difficulties in partnership working
• 2.6.2 Differences in organisations
• 2.6.3 Conflicts of accountability
• 2.6.4 Differences in culture
• 2.6.5 Costs of partnership
• 2.6.6 Conflicts and differences in power
• 3 How can we make partnerships work?
• 3 How can we make partnerships work?
• 3.1 Partnerships in context
• 3.2 Co-working agreements
• 3.3 Partnership working skills
• 3.3.1 Conflict resolution
• 3.3.2 Being clear about your role, purpose and professional identity
• 4 Partnership working and your own practice
• 4 Partnership working and your own practice
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements