Joint Working:

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Joint Working HE Sector BRM Communities
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WHO?
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Could you be on slippery slope of faulty
perceptions?

• Impact the way
• you think, feel act
• Impair decision making
• problem solving,
• Takes brain time to
• sort out what senses
• are sending it

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Why?

• The Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000) places
  a statutory duty on public sector bodies to
  eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote
  equality of opportunity and good race relations
  between different racial groups

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Principles Values

• Trust
• Respect
• Autonomy
• Risk Taking
• Self-awareness
• Tolerance

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Relationship

• Understand the different roles, cultures and
  priorities of your partners
• Creation and maintenance of the type of
  partnership which is best suited to achieve the
  most efficient and effective delivery of outcomes
• Developing better relationships with providers
  (private, statutory, voluntary, community)

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How to Manage Diversity

• Increase diversity awareness managers need to
  become aware of their own bias
• Understand cultural differences and their impact
  on working styles
• Practice effective communication with diverse
  groups.
• Be sure top management is committed to diversity.

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How

• Bringing together various approaches / cultures
  /language of different partners
• Mainstreaming the commissioning of services on a
  multi-agency and multi-profession basis
• Managers balance between the interest of all
  stakeholders
• Culture change for organisations, partnerships,
  and all professionals

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Implementation

• Through
• Major annual conference
• Half term seminars and workshops for staff
• Bespoke training and exchanges
• Advice on action employment and implementation
  of the RRAA (2000)

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Specifics

• Think of no one as them
• Everyday
• Consultants who leave a legacy
• Share knowledge with everyone
• Diversity and cohesion

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References

• Department of Local Communities and Government
  ORRION TOOLKIT visit www.renewal.net/toolkits.asp
  for Education and Ethnicity Where do I go from
  here? Advice on partnership, improving
  educational attainment, delivery and practice by
  Gloria Hyatt
• Guidance on Community Cohesion Booklet Tele020
  7664 300
• Visit www.lga.gov.uk
• Good practice partnerships and community cohesion
  www.communitycohesion.gov.uk
• Variety of BRM media
• Directory of BRM Business directory
  www.bemnetwork.org.uk
• Diverse Liverpool www.fortismarketing.co.uk