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, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Joanna is a mental health social worker with 24 years’ experience. She has specialist experience in personality disorder services and delivers mindfulness training to social care and NHS staff groups.
Type of work and clients:
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, Solicitors, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Experienced Local Authority social worker and senior manager
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, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, 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, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I am an Independent Safeguarding Consultant and Therapeutic Social Work specialist with over 20 years’ experience supporting individuals, organisations and communities to create safer, healthier and more connected environments.
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, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Research, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Highly skilled in complex and challenging risk assessments including domestic abuse (coercive control, gaslighting and parental alienation). All my work underpinned by trauma informed, relationship based practice.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Quality assurance, Supervision, Training and tutoring
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 families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, 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
Professional registrations:
Social Care Wales, Social Work England
Skills include:
BA (Hons), LL.B (Hons), PgD, MA, RSW, MBASW, FRSPH. Qualified BIA, AMHP and Social Supervisor. Holder of the CPD Expert Witness Certificate (Bond Solon) Civil and Family Law.
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:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
PA14 medical certificate assessments, mental capacity assessments, care needs assessments, Court of Protection, probate, independent social work, AMHP
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.