No fewer than 24 members of staff and 2 teams were named Amazing Social Workers by the British Association of Social Workers – with their cases profiled on the BASW website and social media channels throughout World Social Work Month.
Within Children's Services team managers Danielle Mason, Laura Wood, Dimpal Dabb, James Fox and Leanne Broxton, deputy principal social worker Dijon Foster-Brooker, advanced practitioner Otillia Kuvarega, independent reviewing officer Dawn Halford, social workers Ashmarie Berwise, Nikita Lewis, Tasleem Aktar, Louise Jones, Jigna O'Callaghan and Kay Rides, and the SEND Family Help Team were recognised.
And in Adult Services, deputy principal social worker Laura Carter, social worker managers Yeukai Chingwena, Alison Harris and Nicky Hack, forensic social worker Sarah Robbins, and social workers Mev Clewes, Oluwaseyi Olatunde, Gorka Vazquez, Emily Haynes and Teresa Lowbridge were recognised, along with the North Adult Social Work Team.
Councillor Jacqui Coogan, the City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, said: “Our social workers are all a credit to the social work profession – and it is great to see so many of them recognised publicly in this way by the British Association of Social Workers. I would like to congratulate them all."
Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing Councillor Jasbir Jaspal added: “Well done to every one of our fantastic social work staff for the incredible work they do, day in, day out and I am so pleased that their dedication to vulnerable children, young people and adults across our city has been recognised by the British Association of Social Workers.”
Lindsey Bates from the British Association of Social Workers told each nominee: "We’d like to say a heartfelt thank you for your selfless dedication to our profession and the people we support – for being an Amazing Social Worker."
