The tragic story of Veronica Climbie is an unfortunate example that highlights the impact that not only unprofessional practice but also poor communication between disciplines can have on a client's life, in this case, an innocent young man and girl. The Veronica Climbie Inquiry (Lord Lamming, 2003) was established after the tragic and avoidable death of a young victim of abuse in the UK caused an understandable amount of outrage and subsequent re-evaluation of the workings and protocol of many multidisciplinary fields linked to his premature death. In the report, Lamming makes numerous recommendations to improve the child protection sector and prevent unnecessary deaths like Veronica's from happening again. One of these recommendations is the need to improve communication between the many disciplines involved in the complex issue of child abuse and protection, and the need for agencies to take responsibility for their workers, their decisions and their actions in this context. It is unfortunate that the death of an innocent child should be the catalyst for positive change and development within multidisciplinary practice, however we can see that a push in policy to create greater structure for accountability and communication in matters complex social issues that requiring interprofessional collaboration can help us overcome these negligent and potentially harmful barriers