In her role as Practice Development Advisor for CYCJ, Debbie has worked across various areas. Debbie previously led CYCJ’s work regarding children who are deprived of their liberty and played a major role in the finalisation, design, delivery and supporting the implementation of the Secure Care Pathway and Standards Scotland. Debbie undertook a 2-and-a-half-year secondment to the Scottish Government’s Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill team where she was involved throughout the consultation on policy proposals, development of the Bill and its progression through Parliament. Debbie’s current role at CYCJ is to lead our support to stakeholders in preparing for commencement and implementation of the Act in practice.
Prior to working at CYCJ Debbie spent ten years working within education, community and residential settings in various roles and as a social worker within a Children and Families Social Work team.
Debbie is registered with the SSSC and is also on the Board of Directors for a Community Interest Company.