Colette Eaton

As lecturer and placement co-ordinator Colette delivers modules in communication and developing professional practice. She has a particular interest in supporting students to develop reflective practice in health and care and to overcome the challenge of writing reflectively.

With more than thirty years experience in people work, Colette has worked in residential care, day services for women and men with disabilities and in education. She worked for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People for several years which sparked her interest in modes of communication and this led on to working as a social worker for Lancashire County Council's sensory impairment team. From here, Colette moved to managing disability support for students with learning and physical disabilities and mental health needs at Blackburn College working with an innovative team to develop individual packages of support, inclusive study programmes and mental health mentoring support for students.