Join Audrey and Baggie as they chat with former social care classmate Bernie Breen, CEO of Bee Smart Training and Consultancy and Executive Director of the new residential service ‘Clover Care’.

Bernie is a qualified social care worker with a masters in Social Care Leadership and Management. She has over 23 years social care experience working in children’s services with extensive experience working within mainstream and disability sectors as well as specialised services for ethnic groups such as the Travelling Community and Separated Children Seeking International Protection and has held positions such as Director of Services and Director of Quality Assurance.

Bernie has been training  professionally for 15 years alongside her active social care practice. She is an accredited trainer in multiple areas including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention. Bernie’s key focus is on quality service provision which is trauma informed and therapeutic and led by the individual needs of the young people.

As if she isn’t busy enough, Bernie volunteers in her locality as a Community First Responder. Bernie tells her story of taking a leap of faith into the realm of social care after getting signed up for the wrong course and we chat about how to get the most value from training whether you are working on the frontline of services or managing a team.

If you would like to get in touch with Bernie, you can email her at youbeesmart@gmail.com and visit her website www.beesmart.ie

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• Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 20+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring and training.
• David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 16 years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of those working in the social care sector. Check out www.trustconsultancy.ie to see the range of services available to frontline staff, supervisors and organisations. Get in touch with owner and consultant, Audrey Moore on audreym@trustconsultancy.ie