Implementing a new model of key working in children's disability services: Findings from a pilot project Authors- M. Nolan, SKWP. Steering Group and S. Guerin- St Michaels House, University College Dublin.

Implementing a new model of key working in children's disability services: Findings from a pilot project

1.  M Nolan¹, SKWP. Steering Group¹ and S. Guerin²

¹St Michaels House, Ireland; ²University College Dublin, Ireland

Introduction: Key working is a central feature of family‐centred care, which has been discussed as a model for children's disability services. In Ireland, family‐centred care is a core component of Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People (Health Service Executive, 2009, 2011). This paper reports on the implementation of a new model of key working within the children's service of a large urban‐based disability service provider.