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Multi-agency Working

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Forbes J (2018) Multi-agency Working. In: Bryce T, Humes W, Gillies D & Kennedy A (eds.) Scottish Education. The Fifth Edition. 5th ed. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 748-758. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-scottish-education.html

Abstract
First paragraph: Co-working across child sector agencies and professional groups has become a central tenet in governance, policy and practice in Scotland, other UK countries and internationally. The shift from mono- to multi-(many) or trans-(cross-cutting) forms of professional work is premised on the benefit to children and families in locating children¡¯s assessed needs being ¡®at the centre¡¯ of agencies¡¯ co-work (Forbes and Watson, 2012). Equally, the shift towards multi-agency working is economically driven, premised on more cost-effective public sector service delivery. Recognised elsewhere, the discourses of ¡®social justice¡¯ and ¡®economic efficiency¡¯ closely intertwine in multi-agency working policy and its enactments in practice (Forbes and McCartney, 2015).

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Publication date31/07/2018
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PublisherEdinburgh University Press
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Place of publicationEdinburgh
ISBN9781474437844

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Professor Joan Forbes

Professor Joan Forbes

Honorary Professor, Education

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