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2024 WINNERS
AWARD: University Social Work Lecturer of the Year 2024
WINNER: David Marsland
ORGANISATION: University of Hull
AWARD: Newly Qualified Children’s Social Worker of the Year 2024
WINNER: Holly Shreeves
ORGANISATION: Central Bedfordshire Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year 2024
WINNER: Elizabeth Okankor Badu
ORGANISATION: Central Bedfordshire Council
AWARD: Practice Educator of the Year 2024
WINNER: Zainab Sulaiman
ORGANISATION: Cambridgeshire County Council
AWARD: Technology-Enabled Lives and Innovation in Practice Award 2024
WINNER: TACT Connect
ORGANISATION: TACT- The Adolescent and Children’s Trust
AWARD: Mental Health Social Worker of the Year 2024
WINNER: Fran Ashton
ORGANISATION: Humber NHS Teaching Foundation Trust & Hull City Council
AWARD: Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) of the Year 2024
WINNER: Dr Matt Simpson
ORGANISATION: Wiltshire Council/Bournemouth University
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children’s Services (including MDTs) 2024
WINNER: People From Abroad Team
ORGANISATION: Norfolk County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services (including MDTs) 2024
WINNER: Reconnect: Care After Custody
ORGANISATION: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
AWARD: Practitioner-led Research Award 2024
WINNER: Anna Bouch
ORGANISATION: Brighton and Hove City Council
AWARD: Supportive Social Work Employer Award 2024
WINNER: London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth
ORGANISATION: London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth
AWARD: Social Justice Advocate Award 2024
WINNER: Anti-Racist Movement (A.R.M)
ORGANISATION: Independent platform for Black Female Social Workers nationwide
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year Children’s Services 2024
WINNER: Clare Luxton
ORGANISATION: Bath and North East Somerset Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services 2024
WINNER: Sue Bunker
ORGANISATION: Shropshire Council
2023 WINNERS
AWARD: Overall Social Worker of the Year 2023
WINNER: Omaid Badar
ORGANISATION: Kirklees Children’s Social Care
AWARD: Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
WINNER: Meera Spillett
ORGANISATION: The Staff College (Associate)
AWARD: Children's Social Worker of the Year 2023
WINNER: Omaid Badar
ORGANISATION: Kirklees Children's Social Care
AWARD: Adult Social Worker of the Year 2023
WINNER: Ruth Hare
ORGANISATION: Birmingham City Council Adult Social Care
AWARD: AMHP (Approved mental health professional) Social Worker of the Year 2023
WINNER: Kirsten Bingham
ORGANISATION: Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - Hull City Council
AWARD: Mental Health Social Worker of the Year 2023
WINNER: Hannah Dawson
ORGANISATION: Northumberland County Council
AWARD: Supporting Children in Education Award 2023
WINNER: Christina Addenbrooke
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council
AWARD: Digital Transformation in Social Work Award 2023
WINNER: Specialist Support Service
ORGANISATION: Gateshead Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Children's Services 2023
WINNER: Jane Dunne
ORGANISATION: Coventry Local Authority
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services 2023
WINNER: Wendy Kirkman
ORGANISATION: Derbyshire County Council
AWARD: Supportive Social Work Employer Award 2023
WINNER: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
ORGANISATION:
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services 2023 (including MDTs)
WINNER: Bridges
ORGANISATION: Devon County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services 2023 (including MDTs)
WINNER: Mental Health and Wellbeing Team
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council
AWARD: Practice Educator of the Year 2023
WINNER: Gwen Bryan
ORGANISATION: University of East London
AWARD: Newly Qualified Children's Social Worker of the Year 2023
WINNER: Clare Burnett
ORGANISATION: Cafcass
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year 2023
WINNER: Victoria Veale
ORGANISATION: Suffolk County Council
2022 WINNERS
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services 2022.
WINNER: Lucy Hunt
ORGANISATION: Devon County Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Children's Services 2022
WINNER: Cheryl Grazette
ORGANISATION: Hertfordshire County Council
AWARD: Mental Health Social Worker of the Year 2022
WINNER: Tara Mitchell
ORGANISATION: Leeds and York NHS Partnership Foundation Trust
AWARD: Adult Social Worker of the Year award 2022
WINNER: Bhavna Maher
ORGANISATION: Leicester City Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services 2022 (including MDTs).
WINNER: The Team around Kasibba* - Camden Integrated Learning Disability Service
ORGANISATION: London Borough of Camden and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services 2022 (including MDTs)
WINNER: Families First Fostering
ORGANISATION:
AWARD: Newly Qualified Children's Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Amy White
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council
AWARD: Social Justice Advocate Award winner 2022
WINNER: Kirstie Baughan
ORGANISATION: Central Bedfordshire Council
AWARD: Children's Social Worker of the Year award 2022
WINNER: Annmarie Nero
ORGANISATION: Achieving for Children
AWARD: Overall Social Worker of the Year 2022
WINNER: Kirstie Baughan
ORGANISATION: Central Bedfordshire Council
AWARD: Overall Social Work Team of the Year 2022
WINNER: The Team around Kasibba - Camden Integrated Learning Disability Service
ORGANISATION: London Borough of Camden and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
AWARD: Supporting Children in Education Award 2022
WINNER: Charlotte Elliott
ORGANISATION: Devon County Council
AWARD: Supportive Social Work Employer Award 2022
WINNER: Children's Social Care
ORGANISATION: Durham County Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Helen Southgate
ORGANISATION: Suffolk County Council
2021 WINNERS
AWARD: Mental Health Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: John Leavy
ORGANISATION: Achieving for Children
AWARD: Student Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Lucy Collier
ORGANISATION: University of Winchester / Portsmouth City Council
AWARD: Team of the Year (including MDTs)
WINNER: Keeping Families Together
ORGANISATION: Darlington Borough Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Anna O'Brien
ORGANISATION: Hull City Council
AWARD: Social Justice Advocate Award
WINNER: Vivian Okeze-Tirado
ORGANISATION: West Sussex County Council
AWARD: Children's Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Alexandra Capitani
ORGANISATION: Coventry City Council
2019 WINNERS
AWARD: Outstanding Contribution to Social Work
WINNER: Lyn Romeo
ORGANISATION: Department of Health and Social Care
AWARD: Children's Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Joanne Worley
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Children's Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Dan Grimes
ORGANISATION: Cambridgeshire County Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Ella Waughman
ORGANISATION: Cambridgeshire County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Family Group Conferencing Plus Team, including Lifelong Links
ORGANISATION: Devon County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: ASC West Locality Team 3
ORGANISATION: Leicester City Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Louise Pashley
ORGANISATION: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
AWARD: Social Work Employer of the Year
WINNER: Leeds City Council, Children's Services
ORGANISATION: Leeds City Council
AWARD: Creative & Innovative Social Work Practice
WINNER: Futures Service
ORGANISATION: Leeds City Council
AWARD: Practice Educator of the Year
WINNER: Djamila Aggabi
ORGANISATION: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
2018 WINNERS
AWARD: Overall Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Zoe Williamson
ORGANISATION: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Northumberland County Council
AWARD: Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Jennifer Staude
ORGANISATION: Westminster City Council / Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Rebecca Payne
ORGANISATION: Gloucestershire County Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Childrens Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Jessica Raper
ORGANISATION: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Integrated Community Services Team
ORGANISATION: Shropshire Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Case Management Team
ORGANISATION: North Lincolnshire Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Jenny Slee
ORGANISATION: North Somerset Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Jane Haywood
ORGANISATION: Derby City Council
AWARD: Creative & Innovative Social Work Practice
WINNER: People From Abroad Team
ORGANISATION: Norfolk County Council
2017 WINNERS
AWARD: Children's Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Jackie Dowding
ORGANISATION: London Borough of Havering
AWARD: Newly Qualified Children's Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Dean Radford
ORGANISATION: Sheffield City Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Gary Spencer-Humphrey
ORGANISATION: Hampshire County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Pathway Team
ORGANISATION: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Sexual Exploitation Hub
ORGANISATION: Newcastle City Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Leanne Baines
ORGANISATION: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Nicky Skinner
ORGANISATION: Devon County Council
AWARD: Best Social Work Employer
WINNER: Central Bedfordshire Council - Childrens Services
ORGANISATION:
AWARD: Creative Innovative Social Work Practice
WINNER: Virtual Dementia Tour Training Team
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council
AWARD: Student Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Louise Watson
ORGANISATION: Manchester Metropolitan University
2016 WINNERS
AWARD: Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Heather Kent
ORGANISATION: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Jamie McEwan
ORGANISATION: Birmingham City Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Children's Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Benn Vaughan
ORGANISATION: Cumbria County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Daytime AMHP Team
ORGANISATION: Devon County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Children in Need Team, Winsford and Northwich
ORGANISATION: Cheshire West and Chester Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Kirsty McLeod
ORGANISATION: Calderdale Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Bianka Lang
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council
AWARD: Creative & Innovative Social Work Practice
WINNER: Yasmin Ishaq
ORGANISATION: Kent County Council
2015 WINNERS
AWARD: Overall Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Helen Pye
ORGANISATION: South West Yorkshire and NHS Partnership Foundation Trust
AWARD: Newly Qualified Children’s Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Stephanie Mills
ORGANISATION: Rochdale Borough Council
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Elizabeth Spencer
ORGANISATION: Birmingham City Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Special Guardianship Order Support Team
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Community Offer Team
ORGANISATION: London Borough of Barnet
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Maureen Roscoe-Goulson
ORGANISATION: Suffolk County Council
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: David Minto
ORGANISATION: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Northumberland County Council
AWARD: Creative & Innovative Social Work Practice
WINNER: Hospital Extended Services
ORGANISATION: Birmingham City Council
AWARD: Practice Educator of the Year
WINNER: Rob Hawley & Lisa Beris
ORGANISATION: Derby City Council
AWARD: Student Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Tonia Dubidat
ORGANISATION: University of Birmingham
2014 WINNERS
AWARD: Creative & Innovative Social Work Practice
WINNER: SSAFA Family Support Group
ORGANISATION: SSAFA
AWARD: Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: Julia Parfitt
ORGANISATION: Birmingham City Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Adult Services
WINNER: End of Life Social Work Team
ORGANISATION: Calderdale Council
AWARD: Team of the Year, Children's Services
WINNER: Achieving for Children Referral and Assessment Team
ORGANISATION: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
AWARD: Mental Health Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Wendy Whitaker
ORGANISATION: Southwark Council and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
AWARD: Student Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Lindsey Wanless
ORGANISATION: The University of Nottingham
AWARD: Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
WINNER: Jamie Stone
ORGANISATION: Hertfordshire County Council