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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, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I possess over 25 years of practice and managerial experience in the adult health and social care sector. To keep up to date, I still work in the field.
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
As a senior social worker I have 25 years experience with a specialisation in working with adults, children and families; coaching and mentoring primary care-givers and social workers.
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Private / independent sector, Research, Solicitors, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Attachment assessment interventions, Sensory Attachment Intervention level 1, Theraplay level 1, DBT skills, direct work and therapeutic life story work
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, 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, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Registered inspector for Ofsted and HMI Probation. Quality assurance and improvement reviews. Safeguarding and social work expert for Ofqual.
Expertise in reporting on historic abuse cases.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Expert witness, Family assessment, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Social Worker specialising in assessments with unaccompanied children. I work with children and their families in the UK & abroad where they are facing uncertainty around immigration .
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Supervision, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Private / independent sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Family and Friends - Reg 24 and SG assessments, PARs for Adoption. Also therapeutically trained - theraplay level 1 and trauma informed.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Experienced (Level 2) Practice Educator ; Certificate in Stress Management; Mentor for autistic FE students
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, Inter-agency working, Quality assurance, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
PAMS, ParentAssess, SGO, Sec7/37, Connected persons, Viability, Parenting, Sibling Assessments, Safety planning, and Family networking. All aspects of independent social work in the Polish language.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Research, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Mental Health and Wellbeing Recovery / Advocacy
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Private / independent sector, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Restorative, trauma-informed practice, utilising the principles of relationship-based approaches.QA activities undertaken, Extensive Training, coaching and leadership experience in these areas
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Direct work with families and carers, Private / independent sector, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I will utilise social work methods such as solution focused/task centred and system theory to provide specialist social work support to separated or divorced parents.
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
The following skills gained: parenting and risk assessments, critical analysis, relationship base approach. safeguarding, planning, report writing, use of research, trauma informed practice.