Council celebrates social worker’s pandemic efforts

The week will be part of the Council and Worcestershire Children First's annual Celebrating Social Work Week, but this year will focus heavily on the success and hard work of Worcestershire’s social work staff through the challenging pandemic period.

There will be a launch event on 27 September with featured videos, best practice examples and awards handed out to social work staff from adult social care and Worcestershire Children First.

This event will be held online to celebrate some of the amazing work social workers have done over the past year.

A series of workshops and lectures will follow throughout the week which will be attended by staff

Councillor Andy Roberts, cabinet member with responsibility for children and families at Worcestershire County Council said, “Our children’s social work staff have continued to put the safety of children and families in the county at the heart of everything they do, throughout the challenges of the last 18 months. I’m really glad that Celebrating Social Work Week will recognise the incredible effort that our social workers have gone to, to ensure that an essential service has continued operating during a challenging time.”

Councillor Adrian Hardman, cabinet member with responsibility for adult social care at Worcestershire County Council said, “We know that the pandemic has had a particularly difficult effect on already vulnerable adults in our communities. Our Adult Social Care workers have worked incredibly hard to provide care in extremely difficult circumstances and I am very proud that we will be able to honour their efforts during Celebrating Social Work Week.

“Worcestershire’s social workers and social work staff continue to make a huge impact to many lives and it’s fantastic to see them get recognition for that.”

During the coronavirus pandemic social work staff have continued to provide essential support to vulnerable adults and children in the county.

Worcestershire County Council employs more than 370 social workers who work together to improve the lives of Worcestershire's children and young people and adults with care and support needs. 

Celebrating Social Work returns on Monday 27 September for the fourth year.