Specialism: Adult Services, Children and families, Mental Health
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, England: Yorkshire and the Humber
Profile: I am specialist in the field of disability across adult and children social work. I have a keen interest in safeguarding children and adults with disabilities. I have a passion for mental capacity, particularly in children’s social care and education.
I have completed a wealth for assessments and reports for Family Court, Court of Protection and mental health tribunals.
I have delivered safeguarding and social care training to a wide range of organisations including local authority social work teams , education organisations and institutions and the voluntary and community sector.
I work with: Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, 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, NHS organisations, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private/ independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Qualifications: BA (Hons) Social Work, Best Interest Assessor
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: PAMS Assessor
Disability and complex health assessments
SEND and social care
Mental Capacity Assessments
Practice Educator (PEPS2)