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Independent Social Workers
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:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), 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, Placements, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I have done many reports on immigration issues for over five years now and have been a qualified social worker since 1996.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I have 12 years post qualifying experience. I worked in a child protection team before moving into fostering work. Since August 2018 I have worked solely as an independent social worker.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Compliance, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inspection, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Creative resourceful trainer with high impact communication.
DDP and MAPA trained.
Relates well to children and adolescents.
Strong work ethic and values efficiency & fairness,
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Placements, Private / independent sector, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Form F Assessment
Experience of court advocacy work; supporting vulnerable young people
Fostering Reviewing Officer
Eloquent in speaking Hausa, Moderate french, Twi Ga and Fante
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council, Social Work England
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Practice Educator, Age Assessments, Risk Assessments, Child and Family Assessments, Sibling Assessments, Parenting Assessments, Expert witness.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Lecturer, senior manager, auditor, author of a number of Serious Case Reviews and Adult Safeguarding Reviews, service reviews: fostering and adoption, safeguarding, practice and structural reviews.
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, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Care Wales, Social Work England
Skills include:
Diploma in Mental Health; Practice Assessor's Certificate
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, Local authority departments, Placements, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I am trained in MOTC interviews, by the Cambridge Attachment Centre.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Care Wales, Social Work England
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, Inter-agency working, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, 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, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring