Background
Ridgeway, Sharon Marilyn was born on August 27, 1957 in Bromley, Kent, England. Daughter of Lawrence Donald and Greta (Polchar) Ridgeway.
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Sharon Marilyn Ridgeway
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Education
Student, Solihull Technology College, England, 1976-1977; Bachelor in Psychology and Sociology with hons, Sunderland U., England, 1983; Master of Science in Applied Social Science, U. London, 1987; D in psychology and mental health and deafness, U. Manchester (England), 1992-1998; Doctor of Philosophy psychology, U. Manchester, 1998.
Career
Social work assistant with deaf people, Cumbria Deaf Association, 1983-1985;
team leader social service, London Borough of Barnet, 1988-1990;
research psychologist, head counseling services, National Center Mental Health and Deafness, Manchester, England, since 1990. Director, designer tutor counseling skills, personal growth courses, U. Manchester, since 1983, director board studies counseling skills deaf people, 1992-1996, designer, coordinator national certified course in mental health and deafness, 1994. Member of advisory group deaf issues and social work diploma Open U., member diploma social work course team, 1989-1991.
Member training committee Alliance Deaf Svc. Users and Providers, 1989-1992. Member working group Keep Deaf Children Safe, 1989-1992.
Management committee executive Manchester (England) Disability Group, 1991-1993. Designer media programme for mental health awareness, deaf community programme. Presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Management committee executive Manchester Disability Group, 1991-1993. Governor local education authority Newbrook School, W. Didsbury, Manchester, since 1993. Member Deaf Professionals in Mental Health Care (founder, secretary 1991-1996), European Deaf Professionals in Mental Health Care (president 1994-1996, British Deaf Association representative since 1994), British Society Mental Health and Deafness (representative Brit Deaf Association since 1993, vice president 1996), British Association Social Workers, British Association Psychologists, European Society Mental Health and Deafness Council.
Interests
Connections
Married Noel Thomas Traynor.
