Christina Pinto
About
I am an independent social worker with 11 years’ safeguarding experience. I am a proficient assessor with excellent report writing skills. I am CUBAS, PAMS and Parent Assess trained. I have had consistently good feedback regarding the quality of my assessments as well as my ability to give clear evidence in court. I complete parenting assessments, connected person, special guardianship assessments, together/apart assessments, CPRs, risk assessments and direct work with families. I offer contact supervision, welfare visits and parenting support. I help local authorities with reunification. I offer supervision and practice education. I sit on on a county council Fostering panel.
Skills include
I have an interest in assessing the parenting capacity of adults with cognitive needs and complete evidence based assessments with clear recommendations of how to elicit change with this client group.
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) Social Work, First Class, Post Qualifying Award in Practice Education, BA(Hons) English Literature
Professional interests
Abuse, neglect, bullying and safeguarding,
Becoming a social worker, students and newly qualified social workers,
Disability issues,
Education based social work,
Professional development and practice,
Social justice, poverty and housing
Type of work and clients
Coaching / mentoring of social workers,
Court assessments,
Direct work with families and carers,
Direct work with service users,
Expert witness,
Family assessment,
Local authority departments,
Placements,
Practice assessment,
Practice teaching,
Private / independent sector,
Solicitors,
Supervision,
Training and tutoring,
Universities / learning & training bodies,
Voluntary sector
Business Details
Company registration number
12232574
Registered in
England and Wales
Telephone
07783317077
Location
Think Social Work Ltd , 24 Spillmans Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
GL5 3NB