Why you are here...Why you are here...

You have experience and knowledge of the assessment processYou have experience and knowledge of the assessment process

You recognise that some things need to (and can) change for the betterYou recognise that some things need to (and can) change for the better

You will be an active participantYou will be an active participant

You are prepared to question things and think differentlyYou are prepared to question things and think differently

An elephant issoft and mushy

An elephant is like a snake

An elephant is like a tree trunk

An elephantis like a

rope

An elephant is like a brush

AA BB

Think ‘system’ Think ‘system’

CC DD EE

organisational/professional/departmental boundaries

organisational/professional/departmental boundaries

Single Assessment ProcessSingle Assessment Process

•Several assessments•lots of paperwork•duplication of information•omission•gaps in communication•no-one is accountable for the person’s “end to end” experience

•Several assessments•lots of paperwork•duplication of information•omission•gaps in communication•no-one is accountable for the person’s “end to end” experience

TaskTask

A)What values do you think should underpin the single assessment process?

B)How should we go about breaking down barriers between professional groups?

C)How can we communicate better with each other?

Form groups with people you haven’tworked with before and answer

the following three questions (15 mins):

Form groups with people you haven’tworked with before and answer

the following three questions (15 mins):

TaskTaskWithin your group, name each person A, B or CWithin your group, name each person A, B or C

A collects the answers to question A, B to question B and C to question C, making sure that they understand all the points (10 mins)

A collects the answers to question A, B to question B and C to question C, making sure that they understand all the points (10 mins)

All the As get together, the Bs get together and the Cs get togetherAll the As get together, the Bs get together and the Cs get together

Each group sorts out and groups the responses on a sheet of flip chart, in line with the themes that emerge (20mins)Each group sorts out and groups the responses on a sheet of flip chart, in line with the themes that emerge (20mins)

A representative from each group (A, B and C) summarises the themes briefly to the rest of the workshopA representative from each group (A, B and C) summarises the themes briefly to the rest of the workshop