Type of work and clients:
Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Qualified social worked.
Qualified best interest assessor.
Level 3 counselling skills student, with a view to progressing to a student counsellor.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
Practice Learning Qualification, Child Protection Certificate
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Practice teaching, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
• Safeguarding and Prevent : Practice, Process and Training
• Direct work with Children and Families
• Education based Social work
• Trauma and post-abuse counselling
Type of work and clients:
Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Post placement contract, Private / independent sector, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Therapeutic support for families.
Msc Applied Developmental Psychology
NVR trained
DDP level 1 and 2
Interest in compassion focused therapy
PAR assessments
Form f assessments
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Government offices, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Completed approximately 100 independent assessments since February 2017 for UK Courts and International (Romania). Fluent in both English and Romanian.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Local authority departments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I can speak Afrikaans and German. I have co-authored a book chapter and articles for publication; arranged and presented at local and international conferences. I am a member of NOPT.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Registered inspector for Ofsted and HMI Probation. Quality assurance and improvement reviews. Safeguarding and social work expert for Ofqual.
Expertise in reporting on historic abuse cases.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
parent assessments, parentassess reports, Together or Apart assessments, risk assessments, viability assessments, SGO assessments, form f ,age assessments, CPR reports. audits and QA
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Skills include:
Skilled in conflict resolution and advocacy. I have managed a number of disciplinary investigations and grievance panels. I have lectured in Child Care law, Child Protection and Resilience.