Shortlist Announced For 2007 Care Accolades – The ‘Oscars’ For The Social Service Sector
By News Scotland

A diverse range of innovative social service projects and organisations have made the shortlist for Care Accolades 2007, the “Oscars” for the sector in Scotland. Now in its fourth year, the Care Accolades, organised by the SSSC in partnership with the Scottish Executive, is Scotland’s only established awards ceremony for the social service sector. 

The prestigious and highly regarded event is open to social work, social care and early education and child care organisations in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.

The awards ceremony highlights and promotes good practice and innovation. Care Accolades are awarded to outstanding employers/organisations who:

  • have policies in place that retain and support staff
  • involve people who use services and carers
  • provide examples of excellence in partnership/integrated working
  • implement innovative training programmes

The Care Accolades 2007 reception and lunchtime ceremony will be held on 8 June at The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, hosted by TV presenter Kaye Adams. Morag Alexander, Convener of the SSSC and Chair of the Judging Panel commented:

“We are delighted with the calibre of entries to the Care Accolades this year. Choosing a shortlist is always difficult when the standard of entries is good but the finalists really shone in terms of innovation, long term potential and outstanding practice.

“The Care Accolades is an increasingly important event which provides the sector with the opportunity to promote an exciting range of projects and excellent, effective work. It offers real recognition for those organisations delivering vital services to people in communities across Scotland everyday.”

Care Accolades 2007 Finalists

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

  • Aberlour Child Care Trust, Crannog Services, Dumfries and Galloway
  • Dundee City Council, Staff Support Service

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

  • Richmond Fellowship Scotland, Focus Initiative (North Lanarkshire)
  • South Lanarkshire Council, Burning Issues
  • Barnardo’s Scotland, Face Project, Dundee

Initiatives that promote integrated working which improve services.  

  • Capability Scotland, Working for Families Renfrewshire
  • Vision Support Centre, Edinburgh
  • East Dunbartonshire Council Social Work Services, Intensive Support and Monitoring Service (ISMS)

Innovative and/or imaginative training programme.

  • Barnardo’s Scotland, Face Project, Dundee
  • NCH Scotland, Are You Listening, Glasgow
  • Deaf Communication project and Deaf Action, Highlands

Increasing Diversity of practice learning opportunities.

  • University of Dundee, The Caring Experience Module
  • Multi Cultural Family Base and Harmeny Grant Aided Special School, Edinburgh

Overall winner

  • An overall winner will be announced on the day from the winners of all the categories.