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Complexity and integrated practice. Rick Hood Royal Holloway University of London. Introduction. Background Models of integration Research findings Perspectives on complexity Implications for practice. Background. Every Child Matters Safeguarding and prevention Social investment
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Complexity and integrated practice Rick Hood Royal Holloway University of London
Introduction • Background • Models of integration • Research findings • Perspectives on complexity • Implications for practice
Background • Every Child Matters • Safeguarding and prevention • Social investment • Risk and resilience
The children’s trust Source: DCSF 2010: 8
Continuum of needs and services Source: DCSF 2007: 11
The team around the child Source: DCSF 2008: 48
Research findings • Outcomes and impact • Barriers and facilitators • Consensus and conflict • Complex cases
What makes a case complex? • Multiple problems • Professional network • Family dynamics • Volatility • Risk
Theories of complexity • Complex systems • Wicked problems • Risk and uncertainty • Decision-making
Implications for practice • Promoting reflexivity • Avoiding paralysis • Accountability • Reviews
References Department for Children, Schools and Families (2007),Effective Integrated Working: Findings of Concept of Operations Study, London: TSO Department for Children, Schools and Families (2008), Building Brighter Futures: Next Steps for the Children’s Workforce, Nottingham: DCSF Department for Children Schools and Families (2010), Children's Trusts: Statutory guidance on cooperation arrangements, London: TSO