Deadline: 24-Jun-22
The Social Work Awards 2022 is now open for social work students, practitioners, teams, organisations, and direct employers to recognise and celebrate the challenging work that qualified social workers do day in, day out, and highlight their achievements.
The Social Worker of the Year Awards is the only major national awards event for social work in England, attracting hundreds of entries every year and reaching millions of people with positive stories of outstanding social work, creative and compassionate practitioners and outstanding practice.
This year they will announce Gold and Silver award winners in 18 categories across adult and children’s social care. Returning categories for 2022 include Social Justice Advocate Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and University of the Year.
Award Categories
- Children’s Social Worker of the Year
- Adult Social Worker of the Year
- Newly Qualified Children’s Social Worker of the Year
- Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
- Team of the Year, Children’s Services (including MDTs)
- Team of the Year, Adult Services (including MDTs)
- Team Leader of the Year, Children’s Services
- Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services
- Mental Health Social Worker of the Year
- Social Justice Advocate Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Student Social Worker of the Year
- Practice Educator of the Year
- Supporting Children in Education Award
- Digital Transformation in Social Work Award
- Supportive Social Work Employer Award
- University of the Year
- Overall Social Worker of the Year
Criteria
- The awards are open to social work students, practitioners, teams, organizations and direct employers operating in the public, private or voluntary sectors.
- All nominees must be registered with Social Work England unless otherwise stated.
- Submissions will only be accepted for the specified categories.
- Appointment is free of charge.
- Nominees must be prepared to accept their award during the in-person awards presentation (or identify a representative to attend on their behalf) and be willing for their names and images to be used for publicity purposes.
- All submitted entries will remain confidential and the property of Social Work Awards Ltd in line with data protection and current GDPR guidelines.
- Upon submission of entry, nominees agree that Social Work Awards Ltd may use information provided in the entry form for press purposes and published case studies. No confidential information will be shared or disclosed.
- The promoters are Social Work Awards Ltd and individual awards are sponsored by organizations and companies associated with the social work sector.
- No purchase or contractual relationship with the promoter is necessary for eligibility to nominate or be nominated.
- Social Work Awards Ltd and the independent judging panel reserve the right to make decisions relating to any changes at any time to the Social Work Awards process.
For more information, visit https://www.socialworkawards.com/
