Michele Welch
Independent Social Worker - WHP Safeguarding Consultancy
About
Independent Social Worker | Safeguarding Consultant | Counsellor As a registered independent social worker, BACP counsellor, and BIA, I provide safeguarding, assessment, and support services for organisations, professionals, and individuals. Services include Independent Care Assessments, Best Interests Assessments (BIA), and MCA advice for wills and LPA completion. I also deliver safeguarding training, peer group supervision, and trauma-informed counselling. Workplace Harassment Prevention (WHP), powered by Talk to Spot, offers AI-driven reporting and training, helping organisations meet legal obligations under the Worker Protection Act 2023.
Skills include
Safeguarding, Independent Care Assessments, BIA, MCA & LPA expertise, trauma-informed counselling, WHP consultancy (powered by Talk to Spot), peer supervision, training.
Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma Social Work / Best Interests Assessor / BACP Counsellor
Professional interests
Abuse, neglect, bullying and safeguarding,
Alcohol and other drugs,
Becoming a social worker, students and newly qualified social workers,
Bereavement and other life changing events,
Disability issues,
Ethics and human rights,
Health based social work,
Information technology,
Migration, immigration, asylum and refugees,
Older people,
Professional development and practice,
Regulation and registration,
Social justice, poverty and housing,
Social work history, policies and reform
Type of work and clients
Complaints,
Advocacy,
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families),
Coaching / mentoring of social workers,
Compliance,
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,
NHS organisations,
Private / independent sector,
Quality assurance,
Regulatory bodies,
Research,
Review and evaluation,
Solicitors,
Strategy,
Supervision,
Therapeutic work,
Training and tutoring,
Universities / learning & training bodies,
Voluntary sector
Business Details
Telephone
07902964459
Location
Fleetwood
Lancashire
United Kingdom