Specialism: Children and families, Criminal Justice
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, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
Profile: I am an independent social worker specialising in assessment and risk management. I am a registered Ofsted lead inspector, complaints investigator and part time inspector for the Probation Inspectorate. I am registered as an expert witness.
I work with: Advocacy, Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, 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
Qualifications: PhD, CQSW, Diploma in Child Protection, Dip SW
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: 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.