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Joined up family protocol
- Author:
- GLAZER Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International, 70, Autumn 2010, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Disabled Parents
This article discusses the Adult and Children’s Services Co-ordination (ACCORD) policy, facilitating joint working with families by children and adult social services departments. It describes how, currently, the policy is becoming embedded in practice. The ACCORD protocol is a statement of policy and best practice for joint working to achieve the best outcomes for families affected by parental disability or additional support need. This includes physical disability, long-term illness, learning disability, mental health problems and sensory impairment. In creating ACCORD, the following areas for development in practice were identified: create awareness amongst staff; develop mutual understanding among professionals and their roles and responsibilities; and to develop systems to identify which families fall under ACCORD. The article also gives examples of where ACCORD has been used to work together to promote good outcomes.