{"id":115,"date":"2016-10-22T12:22:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T11:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walescareawards.co.uk\/?p=115"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:31:06","slug":"silver-award-for-mum-with-heart-of-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walescareawards.co.uk\/cy\/silver-award-for-mum-with-heart-of-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"(English) Silver award for mum with heart of gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae'r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English<\/a>.<\/p>

A mum of two with a heart of gold now also has a touch of silver. Emma Ogden came away from a glittering ceremony at City Hall, Cardiff, with one of the major awards in this year\u2019s Wales Care Awards, known as the social care Oscars.<\/p>\n

The awards are organised by Care Forum Wales to highlight and reward exceptional practice in the care sector and Emma was shortlisted in the category for Supported Living or Small Group Community Living Care Practitioner. Her CV, which highlighted her diligence and compassion, so impressed the judges that she was presented with a silver award.<\/p>\n

For the past 11 years Emma, who lives in Kinmel Bay, has worked for the St Asaph-based Charity Cartref Ni, having previously worked for another local agency.<\/p>\n

Almost immediately she was allocated to be a support worker for three people with physical and learning difficulties, living in the Colwyn Bay area. She took to the role and remains there today.<\/p>\n

At about the same time that she started work there she had her first child, a boy who himself turned out to have learning difficulties. She also has a three-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n

Emma, 34, found that caring for her son helped give her an insight into the needs of the three she worked with which meant she was better able to communicate and care for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always wanted to be a carer and I love the work; it is so satisfying,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She was nominated for the award by a colleague and further supported by Cartref Ni\u2019s Service Manager Wendy Gardner who said all her colleagues spoke highly of her .<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is an excellent support worker, always putting the person before anything or anyone else,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe can be very reticent when speaking up for herself but will become very passionate when speaking up for the people she supports.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wendy said that despite having two young children and her son having special needs Emma never expected any special treatment from myself or her colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have attended meetings with Emma and other professionals and have been impressed with the way she conducts herself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe will always question and relay information to the person she\u2019s supporting and ensures that they understand before moving forward. She then tries to ensure that as far as practicable the persons she is supporting makes decisions about what they want and tries to facilitate that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wendy also praised the standard of Emma\u2019s written reports which are always factual and informative.\"\"<\/p>\n

Emma, whose nomination was supported by the Charity\u2019s Chief Executive Neil Ryder, finds that most of her spare time is, understandably, taken up with her two children.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when I have a chance I like to go out walking,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mario Kreft, the Chair of Care Forum Wales, said the standard of entries was extremely high.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThere are only winners here tonight so it is only fitting that the finalists will receive a gold, silver or bronze Wales Care Award.<\/p>\n

\u201cI trust that they will continue to inspire those around them as role models and encourage others to aspire to even greater heights in the months and years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis awards ceremony is our opportunity to pay tribute and to celebrate the talent and commitment that is improving the quality of life for thousands and thousands of people throughout Wales.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take our hats off to them.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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