Enid Charis Warren OBE (22 May 1903 – 17 September 1980) was a British medical social worker.

Life

Warren was born in

Finchley Finchley () is a large district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Barnet. Finchley is on high ground, north of Charing Cross. Nearby districts include: Golders Green, Muswell Hill, Friern Barnet, Whetstone, Mill Hill and H ...

in 1903. Her parents were Walter Richard Warren (a barrister) and his wife, Annie (born Dixon). She was one of five daughters. When she was a child the family from Finchley to Highgate in London She attended the

North London Collegiate School North London Collegiate School (NLCS) is an independent school with a day school for girls in England. Founded in Camden Town, it is now located in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow. Associate schools are located in South Korea, Jeju I ...

, like all of her sisters.Her eldest sister,

Marjory Warren Marjory Winsome Warren ( 28 October 1897 – 5 September 1960) is one of the first geriatricians and considered the mother of modern geriatric medicine. Early life and career Warren was born in London, to Walter Richard Warren (a barrister) and hi ...

, became a doctor of geriatrics, and another a teacher. Warren decided on almoning because she wanted to help people. In 1942, she became the head almoner at Hammersmith Hospital in London. In 1961, she became the chair of the Institute of Almoners. During her time the institute became the

Institute of Medical Social Workers The Institute of Medical Social Workers (IMSW) was the main professional body for medical social workers in the United Kingdom. It was formed from several "Almoners" organisations and took this name from 1964 until 1970. Ann Davidson Kelly was it ...

. In 1966 she stood down from the position and she was awarded an OBE. In 1962, the "Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers" (SCOSW), was created to bring together different branches of the social work profession and this resulted in 1970 in the founding of the

British Association of Social Workers The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is the largest professional association of registered social workers and qualified care managers in the United Kingdom. The association has a members' code of ethics that outlines best social work ...

; Warren was chosen as the first chair. It was an amalgamation of the

Association of Child Care Officers The Association of Child Care Officers (ACCO) was the main professional body for social workers looking after the welfare of children in the United Kingdom from 1949 to 1970. In 1946 the interim report of the Curtis Committee on Children Deprived ...

, the

Association of Family Case Workers The Association of Family Case Workers (AFCW), known as the Association of General and Family Case Workers from 1954 to 1963, was the main professional body for social workers looking after the welfare of families in the United Kingdom from 1940 ...

, the

Association of Psychiatric Social Workers The Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (APSW) was the main professional body for social workers looking after the welfare of mentally ill people in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1970. In 1970 the association merged with six other socia ...

, the

Association of Social Workers The Association of Social Workers (ASW) was the main professional body for non-specialised social workers in the United Kingdom. It was established as the British Federation of Social Workers (BFSW) in 1935 and changed its name in 1951. From 1949 ...

, the

, the Moral Welfare Workers' Association, and the Society of Mental Welfare Officers. Warren died at the

Royal Free Hospital The Royal Free Hospital (also known simply as the Royal Free) is a major teaching hospital in the Hampstead area of the London Borough of Camden. The hospital is part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs services at Barn ...

in 1980 of cancer and hypernephroma of the kidney. She was interviewed about her life by Alan Cohen and these were published much later. In 1982 her colleagues published "Portrait of a Social Worker" to record her life and leadership.

References

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