Specialism: Children and families
Location: England: East, England: East Midlands, England: Isle of Wight, England: London, England: North East, England: North West, England: South East, England: South West, England: West Midlands
Profile: I am an experienced Advanced Practitioner with over 18 years post qualifying experience, working with families from different and diverse cultural backgrounds that speak a range of languages, all in Local Authority settings. This has given me vast experience in writing independent court reports such as parenting assessments in cases where there are issues of domestic violence, controlling and manipulating behaviour between the partners, including fact finding and causation hearing, especially cases of non-accidental injury with bone fracture/s and child sexual/physical abuse, parental substance misuse and poor mental health.
I work with: Coaching/ mentoring of parents (families), Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Quality assurance, Strategy, Supervision
Qualifications: LLB (Law) 2015, Post Graduate Diploma Social Work 2004, Enabling Others 2008 and BA Hons 1999,
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: I have below skills;
Report written and spoken, advocacy, crisis intervention, critical thinking, empathy, active listening, patience and professional commitment skills among others.