Social Worker of the Year Awards 2023

Finalists for the Awards

After a busy couple of months, judging for the 18 Award categories has just finished, with one judge describing this year’s entries as “some of the most heart-warming and inspiring practice” they have seen to date.

Categories this year include returning favourites like Team Leader of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award, and new additions like University Social Work Lecturer of the Year and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) of the Year.

Thank you to all the judges for their time and dedication.

The finalists for this year’s Awards will be announced on Tuesday 15 August, so remember to pop the date in your diary!

Tickets for the night will be available from Monday 4 September. We will be updating our social media channels, including an announcement on our celebrity host, over the coming months, so do keep an eye on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages (@socialworkaward).

Thank you to this year’s sponsors

We would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to the sponsors of this year’s Awards.

Returning category sponsors include Sanctuary (Headline Sponsor), BASW (Corporate Partner), ADASS West Midlands, Coventry City Council, Children’s Social Work Matters (Barnsley), Essex County Council, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London Borough of Wandsworth, S12 Solutions, Suffolk County Council and UNISON.

We would like to give a warm welcome to our new sponsors this year; Bradford Social Work Teaching Partnership, Cafcass, Central Bedfordshire Council, London Borough of Havering and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

Thank You sponsors for this year’s Awards include Dorset Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Luton Borough Council, ParentAssess, Social Work DISCovery, Suffolk County Council and West Sussex County Council.

We still have a very limited number of Thank You Sponsorship packages available, so do get in touch if you would like to support this year’s Awards by emailing awards@socialworkawards.com.

The full list of sponsors and the categories they are sponsoring are:

• Sanctuary (Headline Sponsor) – Supportive Social Work Employer and Overall Social Worker of the Year
• BASW (Corporate Partner) – Practice Educator of the Year and Social Justice Advocate Award
• ADASS West Midlands – Digital Transformation in Social Work Award
• Bradford Social Work Teaching Partnership – Student Social Worker of the Year
• Cafcass – Lifetime Achievement Award
• Central Bedfordshire Council – Children’s Social Worker of the Year
• Coventry City Council – Supporting Children in Education Award
• Children’s Social Work Matters (Barnsley) – Team Leader of the Year, Children’s Services
• Essex County Council – University Social Work Lecturer of the Year
• London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham – Team of the Year, Children’s Services
• Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust – Mental Health Social Worker of the Year
• London Borough of Havering – Adult Social Worker of the Year
• London Borough of Wandsworth – Newly Qualified Children’s Social Worker of the Year
• S12 Solutions – Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Social Worker of the Year
• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council – Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services
• Suffolk County Council – Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year
• UNISON – Team of the Year, Adult Services