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:
Compliance, Court assessments, Inspection, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Solicitors, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Qualified teacher and experienced in social work education. Qualified in law and have taught social work and law for many years. Legal researcher.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Inter-agency working, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Mental health support for young people; education-based mental health support; working with asylum seekers and refugees; somatic trauma therapy; group and individual supervision; team management;
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, Private / independent sector, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
As a an experienced children and families social worker with almost 30 years experience in local authority social work, I have a wide range of experience specialising in immigration, trafficking and human rights social work.
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, Inter-agency working, Private / independent sector, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Children and families assessments, contextual safeguarding, expert witness, private law and public law, immigration and human rights reports, direct work, training and consultancy
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
34 yrs experience in Social Care, Capacity Assessments, Testamentary Capacity, Care Act 2014 assessments, Supervision, Chairing Best Interest Meetings, MOJ reports.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Private / independent sector, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Over 20 yrs experience working in mental health & family agencies; adjustment, transitions, improving self-esteem & motivation, addressing barriers to reaching goals, boundaries & assertiveness, family conflict resolution.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Children's social care 25 years plus. Qualified social worker for 15 years. Expertise in adoption, early childhood trauma, Therapeutic Life Story work, direct with with children & young adults.
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, Government offices, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Research, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Social Worker: safeguarding; court-ready assessments/reports (PLO, S7/S37, SGO); direct work/child’s voice; MCA/DoLS; NRPF/UASC & age assessments; risk planning; multi-agency challenge; QA; autonomous caseload management.
Type of work and clients:
Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Quality assurance
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Merton Compliant Age Assessments Immigration Assessments Human Rights Assessments
Type of work and clients:
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, Inter-agency working, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Supervision, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I am skilled in Parenting assessments, Sibling Assessments, Safeguarding to navigate care proceedings. I manage high-pressure timelines, to deliver holistic, evidence-based assessment with clear risk analysis.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Experienced independent social worker specialising in Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and Court of Protection reports, with strong assessment, safeguarding, leadership and partnership skills
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, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Humphrey has over 15 years frontline experience in children's social work and would welcome enquiries to support children and their families.
Type of work and clients:
Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Research, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Mental Capacity Act assessments; training focussed on SW with adults; hospital social work
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I am an independant therapeutic social worker providing therapeutic services to families and thier supporting networks; I am a certified practioner in Dyadic Developemental Psychotherapy.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Joint interagency working. Assessment skills communication skills safeguarding skills report writing devising recommendations and care plans