Read Previous Clare Winnicott Winners in The Journal of Social Work Practice

Winners of the Clare Winnicott Essay Awards are published in the Journal of Social Work Practice. You can read winning entries from previous years here:

Helping us heal; how creative life story work supports individuals and organisations to recover from trauma – Rebecca Booth – Practitioner Category 2021

A message of hope: the challenges of relationship-based practice in a time of social distancing, but why it is more important than ever to come together – Emilie Wright – Student Category 2020

Navigating the ‘shadow of loss’ in mental health social work – Alastair Beech – Student Category 2019

Omniscience at the Edge of Chaos: complexity, defences and change in a Children and Families Social Work department – Henry Smith – Practitioner Category 2019

Making and breaking families: a short essay on loss, hope and staying connected – Louise Sims – Student Category 2018

Assessing change using psychoanalytic theory in children and families social work – Andrew Davies – Practitioner Category 2018

Wounding Healers. Killing with kindness on the road to hell – Martin Smith – Practitioner Category 2017

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