Specialism: Children and families
Location: England: East, England: London, England: South East, England: South West
Profile: I qualified as a social worker in 2006. I have completed a variety of assessments including ParentAssess, parenting assessments, form f, connected persons and SGO assessments. I have also undertaken immigration assessments and age assessments. I have been auditing since 2010 and have also been a team manager for the last six years in different LA’s. I am also parent assess trained and have undertaken parenting assessments. I have also been commissioned to undertake direct work with children where there are concerns of abuse. I have undertaken stage 2 complaints as well as advised on improvements within local authorities in line with OFSTED expectations and grades. I also supervise contact.
I work with: Advocacy, Coaching/ mentoring of parents (families), Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private/ independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Qualifications: MA in social work
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: I am trained in ParentAssess