Positive Social Work

Julie Adams began working in residential care in 1992, working within children's disability before moving to mainstream settings. Having qualified in 1999 she then moved to field Social Work and has worked in a variety of settings including child protection, adoption, looked after children and also had a brief spell working overseas. Julie worked her way through the ranks from Social Worker to Team Manager and has also spent some time working in a hospital setting with adults with complex health and permanent conditions. Julie has mentored Social Workers and delivers training with Angie and is always looking for new learning experiences.

Angie Sheard began working in residential care with children in 1982 and qualified as a SW in 1987. Having moved to work in the voluntary sector, she returned to statutory social work in 2002, where she worked predominantly with children, young people and families. Following five years as an agency SW, she left full time practice in 2010 to work on other projects and now combines part time work as a Volunteer Coordinator with Practice Educating, coaching and training and is always on the lookout for interesting ventures to become involved in.