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, Isle of Man
Profile: Skilled social worker (HCPC Reg.) with over 14 years experience in providing high quality assessments care and support for children young people and families. I am passionate about working directly with families, supporting them to draw up together a joint intervention plan. I am honest and direct with them. I am confident to approach and work with 'hard to reach' and / or 'resistant' families. International assessments – I am registered to work as social worker in both UK and Romania; I have experience in completing international assessments and collaborating with various local authorities in UK and Romania and I am familiar with legislation in both countries
I work with: 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
Qualifications: PAMs 4.0, Fostering Form F, PAR, Fostering to adopt, International Assessments (Romania)
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: Completed approximately 100 independent assessments since February 2017 for UK Courts and International (Romania). Fluent in both English and Romanian.