Morag Alexander, Convener, SSSC (Chair of judging panel)

Catherine Rainey, Scottish Executive

Isobel Anderson, Chair, Carers Scotland

Betty Bridgeford

Sandy Cameron

Frank Clark, Convener, Care Commission

Bernadette Docherty, Association of Directors of Social Work

Joyce Lishman

Professor Mary Marshall

Carrie Maylor, Social Worker

Rosemary Milne, Chief Executive, Smile Child Care

Atta Yaqub, Youth Counsellor.

Dharmendra Kanani, Director for Scotland, Big Lottery Fund.

Sponsors

The sponsors for 2006 were:

City of Edinburgh Council

Scottish Qualifications Authority

COSLA
Care Appointments
Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education

UNISON Scotland

Care Appointments.

For further information about the event, download a copy of the Care Accolades 2007 programme.


Care Accolades 2006

The Care Accolades 2006 award ceremony was held at the Marcliffe at Pitfodels Hotel, Aberdeen on 2 June.

Finalists and winners

The finalists and winners for the 2006 awards were:

1. Successful initiatives to recruit and retain staff for organisations with fewer than 100 employees

Winner - Cora Learning, Bishopton

Finalist - Lochbank House, Forfar

2. Successful initiative to recruit and retain staff for organisations with more than 100 employees

Winner - South Lanarkshire Council, Hamilton

Special commendation - HRM Homecare Services Ltd, Prestwick

Finalist - Falkirk Council, Falkirk

3. Involvement of people who use services in any aspect of the organisation’s work

Winner - The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

Special commendation - Eighteen and under

Finalist – Fife Council

4. Good practice examples of ensuring carers’ participation in an organisation’s work

Winner - G.A.P., Newmachar, Aberdeen

Finalist - The Princess Royal Trust, East Ayrshire Carers Centre, Kilmarnock

5. Initiatives that promote integrated working which improve services

Winner - ROC services, Aberlour Child Care Trust, Glasgow

Finalist - Aberdeen City Council, Care at Home, Aberdeen

Finalist - MECOPP, Edinburgh

6. Innovative and/or imaginative training programme

Winner - RNIB Scotland, Bishopbriggs

Special commendation - NCH Scotland, Glasgow

Finalist - Inspire, Aberdeen

7. Increasing diversity of practice learning opportunities

Winner - South Lanarkshire Council, Hamilton

Finalist - Multi Cultural Family Base, Edinburgh

Overall winner
ROC services, Aberlour Child Care Trust

Judges

The 2006 judging panel was made up of senior representatives and individuals with wide ranging experience and expertise in social services.

The 2006 judging panel consists of:

Morag Alexander, Convener, SSSC

Isobel Anderson, Chair, Carers Scotland

Sandy Cameron, Chair, Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work

Education

Noni Cobban, Vice Chair, UK Home Care Association

David Crawford, President, Association of Directors of Social Work

Kay Hampton, Commission for Racial Equality, Commissioner for Scotland and Deputy Chair

Mary Hartnoll, Convener, Care Commission

Isobel Lawson, Vice Convener, Scottish Council for Voluntary

Organisations

Joyce Lishman

Professor Mary Marshall

Carrie Maylor, student social worker

Rosemary Milne, Chief Executive, One Stop Child Care

Jenny Quinlan

Kate Vincent, Director of Social Work Services Policy, Scottish

Executive

Sponsors

The sponsors for 2006 were:

Aberdeen City Council

Scottish Qualifications Authority

COSLA

Association of Directors of Social Work

Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education

British Association of Social Workers

UNISON Scotland

Care Appointments.

For further information about the event, download a copy of the Care Accolades 2006 Programme

Care Accolades 2005

The Care Accolades 2005 award ceremony was held at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Glasgow on 3 June 2005.

Over 160 guests gathered for the ceremony. Guests at the Care Accolades included social services users and clients, individual carers and public, private and voluntary social service providers.

Finalists and winners

The finalists and winners for the 2005 awards were:

1. Best employer in developing policies and practices to retain and support staff

Winner – Glasgow City Council

Special commendation – West Lothian Council

Finalist - Hansel Alliance

2. Best involvement of people who use social services in any area of the organisation's work

Winner - Fife Council Social Work - Lochwood Park

Finalist - Fife Employability Team

Finalist - Argyll and Bute Council

3. Best initiative to promote partnership working

Winner - Dundee Families Project, NCH Scotland

Finalist - Children 1^ST

Finalist - The Boyndie Trust

4. Most innovative training programme

Winner – SIRCC Core Skills Project

Special commendation - South Lanarkshire Council

Finalist - Fife Council

5. Best example of a development in learning for practice which reflects a spirit of creativity and innovation

Special commendation - FSU Scotland/The University of Edinburgh

Overall winner

Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care

Lifetime Achievement Accolade
Margaret McKay, Children 1^ST

Judges

The 2005 judging panel was made up of senior representatives and individuals with wide ranging experience and expertise in social services.

Kate Vincent, Director of Social Work Services Policy, Scottish Executive

Sandy Cameron, Chair, Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work

Education

Noni Cobban, Vice Chair, UK Home Care Association

Ursula Corker, Carer

Jacqueline Cullen , Executive Director, Scottish Care

Martyn Evans, Director, Scottish Consumer Council

Mary Hartnoll, Convener, Care Commission

Tim Pogson, Head of Professional Development, Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland

Isobel Lawson, Chief Executive Officer, Stepping Stones for Families

Colin Lee, Director

Baroness Veronica Linklater

Colin D Mackenzie, Vice President, Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW)

Mike Reid, Chief Executive, Care and Health