Samantha Ashley
SJA consultancy
About
Senior grade Independent Social Worker and Safeguarding Consultant. Experienced in working with a range of social work settings including Child protection, LAC, Youth Offending and Parenting Assessments. Expertise includes: Court Work, Parenting Assessments and intervention (residential & community) for Family Courts, Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities Parenting Programme Facilitator. Experience of Family Support & Crisis Intervention, Risk Assessments, Contact Supervision (observation & analysis), Direct Work with Service Users, Court Work, Pre-Sentence Reports for Magistrates & Crown Court, Staff Training & Supervision, Child Protection, Consultancy & Quality Assurance.
Skills include
Safeguarding audits, Complaints, Investigations, Parenting Assessments, Immigration (Best Interests) reports, Public & Private Law Reports, Form F Assessments, Policy development, Experienced Trainer.
Qualifications
BA Hons Social Work, Cert in Care Management, MA Youth Justice, Probation & Applied Criminology, BA Hons Law with French
Professional interests
Abuse, neglect, bullying and safeguarding,
Adoption and fostering,
Disability issues,
Migration, immigration, asylum and refugees,
Professional development and practice,
Social justice, poverty and housing
Type of work and clients
Complaints,
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,
Inspection,
Inter-agency working,
Local authority departments,
NHS organisations,
Private / independent sector,
Quality assurance,
Regulatory bodies,
Research,
Review and evaluation,
Solicitors,
Supervision,
Training and tutoring,
Universities / learning & training bodies,
Voluntary sector
Business Details
Telephone
07479902930
Location
Kemp House , 152 - 160 City Road
London
United Kingdom
EC1V 2NX