Benita Gardner
About
I am a Senior Qualified Social Worker with 16 years post qualifying experience in Children and Families Departments of various London Local Authorities as a front-line practitioner. My significant and relevant experience have been in Children Looked After Teams, Court work, Family Support and Child Protection. I have also worked as a Childrens Guardian, I am specialised in completing robust Merton Compliant Age Assessments as well as court reports, parenting assessments, Special Guardianship Assessment reports, and viability assessments. I have a specialism in Age assessment, having completed many age assessments for local authorities and the Pilot project for the Home Office.
Skills include
Merton compliant age assessments
Supervised contact
Parenting assessments and viability assessments
Understand Caribbean and African culture
Mediation
s7 reports
Supervised contact
Parenting assessments and viability assessments
Understand Caribbean and African culture
Mediation
s7 reports
Qualifications
BSc Social Work First class Honours.
Professional interests
Adoption and fostering,
Alcohol and other drugs,
Migration, immigration, asylum and refugees
Type of work and clients
Court assessments,
Direct work with families and carers,
Direct work with service users,
Expert witness,
Family assessment,
Government offices,
Inspection,
Inter-agency working,
Local authority departments,
Placements,
Private / independent sector,
Solicitors
Business Details
Telephone
07956436672
Location
27 Old Gloucester Street, London,
London
United Kingdom
WC1N 3AX