All practitioners listed in this directory are members of the British Association of Social Workers. BASW is not liable for the conduct and/or services rendered by those listed.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Placements, Post placement contract, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Theraplay and DDP informed practice, Therapeutic life story work, school transitions meetings, facilitating contact, support network meetings and training
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Qualifications: MA in Social Work- University of Leicester .BA hons in Sociology- Manchester Metropolitan University
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inspection, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Skills include:
I have experience in Child Protection, Residential, Fostering, and Family Centre work. I teach and assess RQF Level 5 in Leadership and Management. I also work as a coach.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Local authority departments, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Skills include; serving on and chairing fostering panels, undertaking fostering special guardianship kinship care assessments, systemic work and training
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Supervised contact, family mediation, family group conference, parenting programmes and parenting plans, pre-birth assessments, PDI assessments, ITSEY trained, PAMS trained, qualified mediator.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Practice teaching, Solicitors, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
Senior Social Worker with 20 years experience in child protection and independent social work.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Private / independent sector, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I have 6 years experience of working in family court with my engagement with families and reports to the court typically receiving praise for being fair and robust.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Research, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Type of work and clients:
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, Local authority departments, Placements, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
specialise in drug/alcohol misuse, domestic abuse, parents with mental health/learning difficulties and Vietnamese Families.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Regulatory bodies, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Happy to work with any faith.Work with refugees NHS GovernorBoard member of a Carers Association both children and adults including end of life support
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Local authority departments
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Placements, Post placement contract, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Trauma responsive, therapeutic approaches, relational working, parenting support, working with overwhelm and burnout, compassionate, creative, child and family focused, approachable.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Expert witness, Family assessment, Quality assurance, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I have been a qualified social worker for 30 years ranging in roles from social worker, Team manager, Service Lead and Head of Service, specialising in Court and Locality, pre proceedings and cared for and care experienced children and young people.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Child protection & safeguarding, Expert witness producing high quality, evidence based, analytical reports inc. S7/S37, SGO, Parenting/Pre Birth assessment, PARENT ASSESS, Risk Assessments. Form F trained. Therapeutic Approach.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I qualified as a Social Worker in 2001 and hold the Diploma in Social Work. Since qualifying I have worked exclusively within children’s services. I have over 30 years of experience of working with children and their families.