Case Studies - Page 2 of 3 - Children's Social Work Matters

The all-encompassing role of a children’s social work manager

Sophie Coggle, Safeguarding Team Manager, East Riding Sophie is the Team Manager for East Riding’s Beverley and North Holderness Safeguarding Team. After deciding to pursue social work as a teenager, she took a direct route into the profession, progressing straight from sixth form to a degree course at the University of Hull. “As a child, […]

Being a social worker – the early years

Maud Morrish, Children’s Safeguarding Team, East Riding For a relatively new social worker, Maud has already worked in a range of social work areas. Since graduating in 2016, she has worked in drugs and alcohol, family interventions, antisocial behaviour, and children’s safeguarding, both for an agency and for East Riding Council. Her desire to pursue […]

Children’s social work – the variety of work, challenges and rewards

Laura Neal-Jowett, Wolds and Dales Safeguarding Team, East Riding Before she decided to study social work, Laura was already working with people in a challenging frontline role as a prison officer. “To be honest when I was at School I didn’t really know anything about social work. After school I went to college to study […]

Helping children and young people is what I love to do – my social work story

Fiona Demain, Social Worker, North Yorkshire’s Ripon & Rural Safeguarding Children’s Team Fiona is part of the Ripon and Rural Safeguarding Children’s Team in North Yorkshire. Before deciding to pursue a career in social work she worked with children in a range of roles, which helped her to discover a passion for supporting young people […]

Stepping up to Social Work – a social work student’s perspective

Arron Batley-Simpson, Student Social Worker, Barnsley Disabled Childrens Team Arron is a student social worker in Barnsley’s Disabled Childrens Team. He is on his final work placement as part of the ‘Step up to Social Work’ programme. Step Up to Social Work is an intensive full-time, fully funded, training programme to fast-track people into social work. […]

A day in the life of an Advanced Social Work Practitioner

By Katie Pemberton I’m an Advanced Practitioner working with children and families who are experiencing difficulties or living chaotic lives and need the help and support of Children’s Services. On my first visit to a family my primary role is to assess whether the needs of the children are being met and to […]

Step Up to Social Work Case Studies

We have spoken with Children’s Social Workers who have recently completed their Step Up to Social Work training, here’s what they had to say: Jo, Sheffield City Council Jo, a theatre and performance graduate, was working in a temporary job as an adoption register administer when she decided she could make a difference by […]

Getting four scared children to open up

I feel an overwhelming sense of relief that we’ve made a difference and ensured these children, who have endured years of neglect and risk of sexual harm, are now being well cared for and are safe.

Helping Mum parent her children

There are still many obstacles to face and tasks to complete, but I hope with the right support package this family will be reunited.