Christine Coggins, a recent Psychology graduate has been awarded second place in the University wide Professional Training Student of the Year Award. The award was given in recognition of the work she did during her placement year. Christine completed her placement with Croydon Council under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Adult’s Team. The team’s overall aim was to protect vulnerable adults from abuse and to offer support to people who had been abused. When asked about her placement Christine said: “My placement allowed me to implement the psychological facts and knowledge that I had learnt through my degree and develop this knowledge. It also enabled me to develop important transferrable skills. I learned from those I was working alongside so that I was able to make a valuable contribution to my team, the service users and the care homes. I feel that I now have relevant experience and skills, and that could not have been achieved if I had not have completed a placement.”