Every interaction is an intervention: early help for adults in Essex

Guy has worked in the adult social care sector for over 30 years and qualified as an occupational therapist in 2000.  He has a diverse range of experience that includes frontline clinical work, team and operational management, project management and private practice. 

Guy is passionate about sensory processing disorders and in helping services understand the impact that they can have on care provision, particularly when people may be unfairly labelled as having challenging behaviour.  Guy is currently working as a Team Manager for the Local Linked Support Team which is part of the Essex Council’s Adult Social Care Learning Disability & Autism service.

Kelly qualified as a social worker in 2010 and has always worked for Essex County Council. She has worked in frontline practice including mental health teams and the Emergency Duty Service. She qualified as an AMHP in 2014 and spent 9 years in this role. She has been operationally managing the Mental Health and Wellbeing team for the last 6 years but she is currently acting as a service manager focusing on transforming social care within mental health services within Essex.

Danni qualified as a Social Worker in 2021 and has since worked at Essex County Council within Adult Social Care. Working within frontline teams, the prison stream, and mental health, her passion for relational practice and recognising the importance of connection and relationship has allowed for positive outcomes within the lives of the adults she has supported.

Danni is now a senior social worker with a deep passion and commitment to promoting trauma-informed principles and empowerment, both within practice and as a development lead. Her career to date demonstrates her dedication and passion to promote practice that truly hears the adults’ voice, placing value in co-production and choice. She is dedicated to advocating for positive change, both within the system she works in and across multi-professional pathways, and within the lives of the adults she supports.