Catherine Thomas
About
Experienced social worker specialising in child protection, care planning and Public Law including extensive experience as a manager and Head of Service.
Specialist training and practice includes: ParentAssess (parents with learning difficulties); PAMS (parents with learning difficulties); AIM3 (children exhibiting sexually harmful behaviours); Parenting Assessments (Child in Need, Child Protection), PLO pre-proceedings and Court); Intensive Community-Based Parenting Assessments; Sibling Together or Apart Assessments; Reunification Assessments; Contact Assessments; Form C SGO / Kinship Assessments; Form F Fostering Assessments; Section 7 / 37 Reports.
Skills include
Direct work skills; multi-agency working; analysis; report writing; child protection, Public Law, care and permanence planning, including adoption, SGO and kinship care.
Qualifications
2008 BSc Social Work (First Class); 2013 Post Graduate Diploma Social Work with Children and Families
Professional interests
Abuse, neglect, bullying and safeguarding,
Adoption and fostering,
Alcohol and other drugs,
Social justice, poverty and housing
Type of work and clients
Complaints,
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families),
Court assessments,
Direct work with families and carers,
Expert witness,
Family assessment,
Inter-agency working,
Quality assurance,
Review and evaluation,
Supervision
Business Details
Telephone
447785931234
Location
Hereford
Herefordshire
United Kingdom