A-Z of Interagency Working

Inspires trust and confidence' - Joy Tweed, University of Westminster 'An accomplished review of interagency working by two highly respected authors in that field." - Professor Hugh Barr, President of the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE)

Everyone working in health and social care will be required to work in collaboration with other professionals and agencies at some point in their career. As an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the terms and concepts associated with inter-agency working, this book is a must-have for all health and social care professionals.If you are looking for a succinct overview of the ideas and debates that shape the field of interagency working, then this is the book for you. Jon Glasby and Helen Dickinson's A-Z of Interagency Working provides an expertly organised source of clear explanation and astute commentary on a topic that is of importance to anyone working in the health and social care field today. Capturing key policies, concepts and perspectives across the fields of adult and children's services, the book distils a complex subject into 70 pivotal ideas. Cross-references cleverly aid navigation and help the reader see how ideas connect up. This flexible source book makes sense of current policy, explains the latest terminology and engages with the evidence base for what is happening on the ground. It is also packed with excellent recommendations for further reading. This is an ideal starting-point for students needing to get to grips with current debates, and a perfect point of reference for practitioners and policy-makers engaged in collaboration and partnership day to day.