Knowledges, skills,
values and technologies
for collaborative
practice
Analytical thinking
about practice
Practitioners are influenced by their
own personal histories and a web of
practice relationships with society,
professional organisations, service
providers and service users.
making judgements based on
the available evidence or
knowledges.
value or principle of
protecting children
Reflection
useful tool for
developing thinking
that can change
practice
Reflecting on self:own
thoughts, emotions and
actions and the implications
of these
Dialogue and
documentation
Reflective spaces: where
communication, dialogue,
reflection and interpretation can
take place.
Reflection with
documentation
posters, wall displays, archives of online forum
discussions and video and audio recordings.
Co-construction:the processes
of producing documents and
reflecting upon documents
through dialogue with other
people and in different contexts
Values
principles, beliefs and attitudes
and can be shared by individuals,
within organisations and
institutions or even whole
societies.
personal values
what is thought to be the
‘best’ decision will be affected
by the values and beliefs of
those making the decisions
Democratic values and
relationships
Democracy-
fundamental value in
its own right
includes principles such as equality,
privacy, respect for diversity, freedom
of expression, justice within the law,
the right to participate in government
and the right to vote
everyday
democracy
A society in which people feel
empowered over the decisions – both
formal and informal – that affect their
lives
involves spaces such as
families, communities and
services.
Democratic
spaces
different status afforded
adults and children
children lack a collective,
coordinated and
articulate voice.
Competing values
what should be prioritised and
how services are organised
•ideas about democracy and where
responsibility lies for supporting the
welfare and education of children and
young people
how different types of education and
welfare practice should be paid for and
who will benefit from it
who should provide services
and for what purposes
practice codes, rules or
principles can assist
practitioners in making
decisions about aspects of
their work
Young people’s
values
Respect: ,Privacy and
confidentiality, love,
empowerment
Empathy can help
practitioners understand
why parents hold
different views.
Standards for
practice-
Effective
communication
Knowledge and
understanding
Professional confidence
and competence
Values and ethical
practice.
advantages
indicates to the service
users what they can
expect from a service,
illustrate the
professional status of
practitioners and their
organisations
provide a basis for
consistent behaviour and
decision making and are
therefore suited to team
approaches and integrated
working
practitioners are
held accountable for
their actions
Disadvantages
can contribute to a bureaucratic
atmosphere in which people don't
take responsibility for their action or
inaction
not always clear whether
a hierarchy of importance
exists in a list.
• Principles and values may be
applicable in different ways in
different contexts,
• Some values may conflict
with each other, e.g. the
principle to protect a person
may conflict with a principle
of independent self
expression or self
determination
they are less helpful in
addressing wider
socio-economic issues or
developing practice
relationships
Confidentiality
Practice relationships
and values
empowerment as a
value for practice
upholding rights,
confidentiality, respect,
dignity and privacy
Working with multiple
knowledges
Hierarchy of
knowledges
different kinds of
knowledge may be
influenced by other
factors
pedagogy of
listening
encourages practitioners to
make use of the value of
respect.
used to open up dialogue and
reflect on knowledge and
values with other people.