By Jon Glasby
* What outcomes are local partnerships designed to achieve (and do you and your partners all agree on these)?
* Who are these outcomes intended to benefit, and would service users list the same desired outcomes if you asked them?
* How will you know if these outcomes have been achieved?
* How can you monitor against these outcomes over time?
In many ways, these more detailed questions ask us to take a step back from current partnerships and ask two more fundamental things:
* What would success look like and how would we know?
* If partnership working is the answer, what’s the question?
GUIDE TIME FOR DISCUSSION: 20-30 minutes per question
Questions from Community Care – Are Partnerships Worth It?
June 15, 2006 in Community Care
More from Community Care
Related articles:
Job of the week
Featured jobs
Employer Zone
‘Solutions can’t be scripted here – you have to be creative’
Putting a team around the social worker to make a difference to families
How working in residential care enables staff to build one-on-one relationships with young people
‘We will always challenge ourselves to transform our services to improve outcomes for children and families’
‘It’s our job is to observe the child, find their voice and be their advocate’
Employer zone – showcasing a selection of the sector’s top recruiters
Community Care Inform
Latest stories
Cafcass ‘in serious jeopardy’ regarding social work staffing due to pay constraints
‘Serious procedural failings’ led council to wrongly believe man posed risk to son, finds ombudsman
‘Passionate’ social workers help council gain outstanding rating, despite workforce challenges
TV investigation aims to highlight trauma faced by families from wrongful child protection action
Comments are closed.