Sharon Cox

I am Sharon Cox and managed to do 32 years in Social Care. I am an out Local Authority Social Worker. I took redundancy at the end of 2006.

I had the great privilege of starting when generic meant all encompassing, working with individuals and families whatever their make up and also when sociology began to impact on social work. When the divide between adult and children and family work happened. I took the children route. Later I went into team management with part time work on both the CSS (study supervisor) and CQSW (tutoring) courses; part time so I could remain in practise. I was a Child protection Offficer for 9 years and finally a seconded manager into an integrated drug and alcohol service.

I have always been involved in training and I love it, for me the heart of the work is understanding the attitudes and values we bring to it and how this influences the decisions we make. Yes I do processes, systems and the law with plenty of participation and questions. My chosen areas are anything to do with Child or Adult Protection/ Safeguarding, and Equality and Diversity. I am also lucky to have strong parents, family and friends who regularly keep me in check.