Eugene Ogbewele
Before joining Frontline as a Practice Tutor, Eugene spent the majority of his professional career in working in the statutory setting as an assistant social worker, child protection social worker and consultant practitioner. Outside of statutory child protection social work, he has worked as a trainer in systemic practice, been a fostering panel member and an assessing social worker for prospective foster carers.
Research interests
Leadership in social work practice and relationship based practice approaches in social work.
Conference Presentations
“Leadership at all levels” at Bexley Children’s Services Staff Conference.
Teaching
Eugene has been a trainer on a 12-day Systemic Social Work practice course where he co-delivered sessions alongside a family therapist. He has also delivered annual safeguarding training for foster carers. Eugene has been working as an Academic Tutor on the Frontline programme since September 2016. In this time, he has worked with seven units, initially in the North West of England and currently in Essex and London.
Qualifications
Advance Certificate in Systemic Practice with Families and Couples, MA Social Work, BA Socio-Legal Studies and Criminology
Location: London
Frontline,
1 Rosebery Avenue,
London,
EC1R 4SR
Meet the rest of my team
Charlie Whittaker
Charlie joined Frontline as a Curriculum Advisor in Motivational Interviewing (MI) in 2016.
Henry Smith
Henry graduated as a social worker in 2006. He’s worked in various children and families social work settings before joining the Frontline Academic Team in 2016.
Lara Parish-Mackin
Lara has been a practicing social worker and manager for the last 10 years.
Eugene Ogbewele
Before joining Frontline as a Practice Tutor, Eugene spent the majority of his professional career in working in the statutory setting.
Chris Hemsley
Chris left statutory social work to teach on the Frontline programme in May 2014.
Tessa Godfrey
Tessa qualified as a social worker in 1985, following the publication of the Barclay Report on social work.
Fran Feeley
Fran has over ten years’ experience working as a social worker with high risk and complex child protection cases.
Rebecca Brewer
Rebecca has been a Senior Academic Tutor on the Frontline programme since it started in 2015.
Julie Henry
Julie left statutory social work practice in September 2016 to take up her post as lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire on the Frontline programme.
Allan Brownrigg – Head of Region, North East
Allan is a registered social worker and an accredited psychotherapist and has worked in a range of social work settings.
Ross Duncan
Prior to Frontline Ross worked for eight years in the Family Court, as a children’s guardian and family court advisor.
Hannah Thompson
Prior to joining Frontline Hannah worked within local authority child protection social work since qualifying in 2011.
Emma Baker
Prior to joining Frontline, Emma worked with vulnerable families in Hackney. She spent 10 years working in the unit model as a social worker, consultant social worker and practice development manager across a number of teams.
Azora Hurd
Azora is principal practice tutor for the Midlands.
