Unit 5 Health and Social Care
Aim of Unit 5 Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care
Group dynamics is an important factor in any organization and an impact is high enough in Health and social care organization. An organization can perform excellently if employees work in partnership. The concept of power-sharing is important in this regards. The overall partnership a strategy has been addressed in three different grounds. Thus, promotion in the autonomy has been addressed. These three levels are contained with an examination of partnership level; partnership in different level has been also addressed in this part. The final stage of the whole process is the identification of different working strategies. The methods for addressing positive partnership are also addressed in this unit.

Learning outcomes Unit 5 Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care
1. Understand partnership philosophies and relationships in health and social care services
2. Understand how to promote positive partnership working with users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services
3. be able to evaluate the outcomes of partnership working for users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services.
An excellent partnership could be established in the organization if the partnership philosophies are addressed properly. The partnership philosophies which have been addressed in this unit are empowerment theories; autonomy and respect, the way of power-sharing, and making informed choices. An excellent partnership relationship could be established if the learners get to know how to respect others. It is not an easy task to deal with mental patients. In order to get a clear idea regarding this, the areas which have been addressed are a statutory, voluntary, community forum, private, independent and charitable.
A positive performing environment could be created if there is an effective collaboration with the theories. The professional roles and activities in this regards are also addressed in this study. It has been addressed in such a manner that inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working environment could be projected clearly. An important example of this concept is Multi-Area Agreements (MAA) and Local Area Agreements (LAA). Legislation and partnership rules are required to be evaluated clearly that learners are able to understand this. One of the important parts of this is safeguarding children and proper legislation has to be followed in this regards. Organizational practices and policies are also addressed in this regards. The role of voluntary agencies has been addressed along with risk assessment criteria.
This part of the unit helps to evaluate outcome from which has been generated from the service. Learners are able to learn about decision-making criteria. Mitigation of duplication in service has also addressed in this part. Important professional outcomes have been addresses that learners are able to understand what activities are required to be done. The strategies to mitigate the outcome have been also addressed in this part of the unit.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
Learning outcomes On successful completion of this unit a learner will: | Assessment criteria for pass The learner can: |
LO1 Understand partnership philosophies and relationships in health and social care services | 1.1 explain the philosophy of working in partnership in health and social care 1.2 evaluate partnership relationships within health and social care services |
LO2 Understand how to promote positive partnership working with users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services | 2.1 analyze models of partnership working across the health and social care sector 2.2 review current legislation and organisational practices and policies for partnership working in health and social care 2.3 explain how differences in working practices and policies affect collaborative working |
LO3 Be able to evaluate the outcomes of partnership working for users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services. | 3.1 evaluate possible outcomes of partnership working for users of services, professionals and organisations 3.2 analyze the potential barriers to partnership working in health and social care services 3.3 devise strategies to improve outcomes for partnership working in health and social care services. |
Links
This unit has links with, for example:
- Unit 1: Communicating in Health and Social Care Organisations
- Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice
- Unit 17: Community Development Work
- Unit 21: Supporting Significant Life Events.
This unit also has links with the National Occupational Standards in Health and Social Care.