Originally from Ireland, Edwina is a registered social worker and a CYC practitioner with over 35 years’ experience working with children, families and communities within the fields of social services and education in a variety of settings, in both government and NGO sectors in a number of countries. Edwina has had a range of leadership and advisory roles within services that provide group and foster care. She has a Master of Science in Child and Youth Care Studies with distinction from Strathclyde University, Scotland in addition to qualifications in early childhood, social work and a post graduate diploma in supervision. Edwina is also an accredited trainer in The Purposeful Use of Daily Life Events (DLE).
Edwina Poynton
