Michelle Strain
MStrain Consultancy
About
I have worked in Social Work for approx. 25 years, 19 as a qualified worker. Whilst I have worked in early years and mental health, I have specialised in fostering for the last 15 years. My experience ranges from assessment, support and training to service development/growth, service improvement, service management, and fostering panel advisor. I have latterly focused on Quality Assurance, writing and reviewing policy and procedure, creating quality assurance frameworks, panel development, inspection preparation and managing complaints / appeals. I am an experience fostering and adoption panel chair and have served as an agency decision maker.
Qualifications
BASW, DipSW, PG Cert CP
Professional interests
Adoption and fostering,
Professional development and practice,
Regulation and registration
Type of work and clients
Complaints,
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families),
Coaching / mentoring of social workers,
Compliance,
Direct work with families and carers,
Direct work with service users,
Family assessment,
Government offices,
Inspection,
Inter-agency working,
Local authority departments,
Placements,
Private / independent sector,
Quality assurance,
Regulatory bodies,
Review and evaluation,
Strategy,
Supervision,
Training and tutoring,
Universities / learning & training bodies,
Voluntary sector
Business Details
Telephone
07854312474
Location
4 Broomhall Park
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH12 7PU