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‘The book gives excellent insight of current Early Years topics by covering international educational approaches and discussing the need to professionalise the sector. It is suitable for students on Early Childhood Studies programme, EYPS, and Early Years Foundation Degrees.’ - Eva Mikuska, Senior Lecturer at University of Chichester, MA, EYPS, and Programme Leader for the Foundation Degree in Early Childhood
Chapter 17: Inter-professional practice
Inter-professional practice
Key Ideas Explored in this Chapter
- what inter-professional practice really means
- why inter-professional practice is important
- barriers to inter-professional practice and how to overcome them
- joint training.
What is ‘Inter-Professional Practice’?
The relatively new concept of inter-professional practice is complex and fraught with difficulty. One difficulty arises from, or is perhaps caused by, the language used to describe such practice. The list of terms includes:
- multi-professional/disciplinary
- inter-professional/disciplinary
- trans-professional/disciplinary
- integrated services
- multi-agency
- partnership working
- collaborative practice.
This is not an exhaustive list and you can no doubt add to it but it does provide a sense of the multiplicity of terms that can cause some confusion. It is helpful to define and consider the first three prefixes - ‘multi’, ‘inter’ and ‘trans’ - as a means to explore the meaning and purpose of the practice.
Multi-Professional/Disciplinary
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