The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic Study
Introduction: There is a global trend towards place-based initiatives (PBIs) to break the cycle of disadvantage and promote positive child development. Co-location is a common element of these initiatives and is intended to deliver more coordinated services for families of young children. This paper...
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| author | Kim Jose Catherine L. Taylor Rachael Jones Susan Banks Joel Stafford Stephen R. Zubrick M’Lynda Stubbs David B. Preen Alison Venn Emily Hansen |
| author_facet | Kim Jose Catherine L. Taylor Rachael Jones Susan Banks Joel Stafford Stephen R. Zubrick M’Lynda Stubbs David B. Preen Alison Venn Emily Hansen |
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| description | Introduction: There is a global trend towards place-based initiatives (PBIs) to break the cycle of disadvantage and promote positive child development. Co-location is a common element of these initiatives and is intended to deliver more coordinated services for families of young children. This paper examines how co-locating early childhood services (ECS) from health and education in Child and Family Centres (CFCs) has impacted collaboration between services. Methods: This ethnographic study included 130 participant observation sessions in ECS between April 2017 and December 2018 and semi-structured interviews with 45 early childhood service providers and 39 parents/carers with pre-school aged children. Results: Service providers based in CFCs reported that co-location of services was facilitating local cooperation and collaboration between services. However, insufficient information sharing between services, prioritising client contact over collaborative practice and limited shared professional development remained barriers to collaborative practice. For parents, co-location improved access to services, but they experienced services independently of each other. Discussion and Conclusion: Co-location of ECS in CFCs contributed to greater cooperation and collaboration between services. However, for the potential of CFCs to be fully realised there remains a need for governance that better integrates service policies, systems and processes that explicitly support collaborative practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a8c6e380a87460fb86fbae19fc927f02022-12-21T19:04:19ZengUbiquity PressInternational Journal of Integrated Care1568-41562021-04-0121210.5334/ijic.55815131The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic StudyKim Jose0Catherine L. Taylor1Rachael Jones2Susan Banks3Joel Stafford4Stephen R. Zubrick5M’Lynda Stubbs6David B. Preen7Alison Venn8Emily Hansen9Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart TAS 7000Telethon Kids Institute and Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, The University of Tasmania. Hobart, TasmaniaSchool of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania; Private Bag 1340, Launceston, TAS 7250School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania; Private Bag 22, Hobart, TAS 7001The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia; Telethon Kids Institute, 5 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands WA 6009Telethon Kids Institute and Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia; 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands WA 6009Chigwell Child and Family Centre, Department of Education; 4 Bethune St, Chigwell TAS 7001School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia; Nedlands WA 6009Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania; Medical Science Precinct, Private Bag 23, Hobart TAS 7000School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania; Private Bag 22, Hobart, TAS 7001Introduction: There is a global trend towards place-based initiatives (PBIs) to break the cycle of disadvantage and promote positive child development. Co-location is a common element of these initiatives and is intended to deliver more coordinated services for families of young children. This paper examines how co-locating early childhood services (ECS) from health and education in Child and Family Centres (CFCs) has impacted collaboration between services. Methods: This ethnographic study included 130 participant observation sessions in ECS between April 2017 and December 2018 and semi-structured interviews with 45 early childhood service providers and 39 parents/carers with pre-school aged children. Results: Service providers based in CFCs reported that co-location of services was facilitating local cooperation and collaboration between services. However, insufficient information sharing between services, prioritising client contact over collaborative practice and limited shared professional development remained barriers to collaborative practice. For parents, co-location improved access to services, but they experienced services independently of each other. Discussion and Conclusion: Co-location of ECS in CFCs contributed to greater cooperation and collaboration between services. However, for the potential of CFCs to be fully realised there remains a need for governance that better integrates service policies, systems and processes that explicitly support collaborative practice.https://www.ijic.org/articles/5581early childhood servicesplace basedethnographyco-locationcollaborationaustralia |
| spellingShingle | Kim Jose Catherine L. Taylor Rachael Jones Susan Banks Joel Stafford Stephen R. Zubrick M’Lynda Stubbs David B. Preen Alison Venn Emily Hansen The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic Study International Journal of Integrated Care early childhood services place based ethnography co-location collaboration australia |
| title | The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic Study |
| title_full | The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic Study |
| title_fullStr | The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic Study |
| title_short | The Impact on Service Collaboration of Colocation of Early Childhood Services in Tasmanian Child and Family Centres: An Ethnographic Study |
| title_sort | impact on service collaboration of colocation of early childhood services in tasmanian child and family centres an ethnographic study |
| topic | early childhood services place based ethnography co-location collaboration australia |
| url | https://www.ijic.org/articles/5581 |
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