Building Better Connections: Interagency Work and the Connexions Service - Coles, Bob; Britton, Liz; Hicks, Leslie
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Published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, this highly topical report provides much needed evidence to inform the re-configuration of services for children and young people. Focusing on the Connexions strategy and service in England, it explores the effectiveness of inter-agency working in this area. The report is based on two years of research in three contrasting Connexions Partnerships and around 300 hours of interviews with key stakeholders, young peoples Personal Advisors and young people themselves. It examines the inter-agency strategies developed by the partnerships…mehr

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Published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, this highly topical report provides much needed evidence to inform the re-configuration of services for children and young people. Focusing on the Connexions strategy and service in England, it explores the effectiveness of inter-agency working in this area. The report is based on two years of research in three contrasting Connexions Partnerships and around 300 hours of interviews with key stakeholders, young peoples Personal Advisors and young people themselves. It examines the inter-agency strategies developed by the partnerships but, most importantly, what impact they have had on the interventions made with young people facing acute and complex needs. It will be of particular interest to Connexions professionals and managers, others involved in partnership working, those involved in the development and implementation of Children and Young Peoples Strategic Partnerships and Childrens Trusts, and youth researchers and po
Autorenporträt
Bob Coles is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York. He is research advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on its youth research programme and this is the second major project on Connexions-related issues he has carried out for the Foundation. Liz Britton is Senior Policy and Research Manager at the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion. She is a specialist in welfare benefits and financial support for 16 and 17 year olds and the author of the Young Persons Handbook, first and second editions. Dr Leslie Hicks is a Research Fellow in the Social Work Research and Development Unit at the University of York. Her research and teaching interests focus on social care and organisations, with special emphasis on services for children and young people who are looked after away from home.