Claire McDermid

Claire Mcdermid is an experienced social worker specializing in adult social care, currently serving as Team Manager for the Essex Social Care Academy at Essex County Council since December 2018, where responsibilities include overseeing mental health initiatives. Previously, Claire held roles as a Senior Social Worker and as a Social Worker at Southend on Sea Borough Council and Essex County Council. Additionally, Claire contributed as a Subject Matter Expert in a secondment, providing insights from a social work user perspective for an ongoing project. Claire Mcdermid earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Anglia Ruskin University between 2008 and 2011, supplemented by further studies at Bournemouth University and the University of Hertfordshire in 2016 and 2017, respectively.