Social care teams hope for accolades
The search is on for high-performing teams within Carmarthenshire County Council’s social care department.
The authority hopes to take part in the prestigious 2011 Social Care Accolades awards.
Led by the Care Council for Wales, the biennial awards are a national showcase for excellence and celebrate good practice across Wales.
The Accolades are awarded to teams, partnerships and organisations who have transformed social care services by investing in the learning and development of people.
The winning work is then shared with other organisations in learning workshops helping to raise standards in the sector across Wales.
The authority was recognised at last year’s awards as part of its partnership work with Carmarthenshire People First, which reached the award finals for creating a unique training programme known as ‘Keeping Yourself Safe’.
The programme saw four people with learning disabilities taught how to teach a course to other adults with learning disabilities on ways to report abuse, or suspicions of abuse.
The council then commissioned the group to raise awareness amongst service users throughout Carmarthenshire.
Cllr Pat Jones, executive board member for social care, said: “It was a huge achievement for Carmarthenshire People First to reach the finals of last year’s Social Care Accolades.
“The county council, and its partners, have continued to strengthen its commitment to social care services throughout this year, and it would be great if we could repeat our success at the 2011 awards.”
• If you would like to make a suggestion about a social care team, or service, that you feel deserves a nomination for the awards, please contact Lianne Davies on 01267 228703.
The authority hopes to take part in the prestigious 2011 Social Care Accolades awards.
Led by the Care Council for Wales, the biennial awards are a national showcase for excellence and celebrate good practice across Wales.
The Accolades are awarded to teams, partnerships and organisations who have transformed social care services by investing in the learning and development of people.
The winning work is then shared with other organisations in learning workshops helping to raise standards in the sector across Wales.
The authority was recognised at last year’s awards as part of its partnership work with Carmarthenshire People First, which reached the award finals for creating a unique training programme known as ‘Keeping Yourself Safe’.
The programme saw four people with learning disabilities taught how to teach a course to other adults with learning disabilities on ways to report abuse, or suspicions of abuse.
The council then commissioned the group to raise awareness amongst service users throughout Carmarthenshire.
Cllr Pat Jones, executive board member for social care, said: “It was a huge achievement for Carmarthenshire People First to reach the finals of last year’s Social Care Accolades.
“The county council, and its partners, have continued to strengthen its commitment to social care services throughout this year, and it would be great if we could repeat our success at the 2011 awards.”
• If you would like to make a suggestion about a social care team, or service, that you feel deserves a nomination for the awards, please contact Lianne Davies on 01267 228703.
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