Christina Pinto
Think Social Work Ltd
About
I am an independent social worker with over 12 years’ safeguarding experience. I am a proficient assessor with excellent report writing skills. I am CUBAS, PAMS and Parent Assess trained. I have had consistently good feedback regarding the quality of my assessments as well as my ability to give clear evidence in court. I complete parenting assessments, connected person, special guardianship assessments, together/apart assessments, CPRs, risk assessments and direct work with families. I offer contact supervision, welfare visits and parenting support. I help local authorities with reunification. I offer supervision and practice education. I sit on on a county council Fostering panel.
Skills include
I have an interest in assessing the parenting capacity of adults with cognitive needs and complete evidence based assessments with clear recommendations of how to elicit change with this client group.
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) Social Work, First Class, Post Qualifying Award in Practice Education, BA(Hons) English Literature
Professional interests
Abuse, neglect, bullying and safeguarding,
Adoption and fostering,
Alcohol and other drugs,
Becoming a social worker, students and newly qualified social workers,
Disability issues,
Education based social work,
Ethics and human rights,
Older people,
Professional development and practice,
Regulation and registration,
Social justice, poverty and housing,
Social work history, policies and reform
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,
Inter-agency working,
Local authority departments,
Placements,
Practice assessment,
Practice teaching,
Private / independent sector,
Quality assurance,
Research,
Review and evaluation,
Solicitors,
Strategy,
Supervision,
Training and tutoring,
Universities / learning & training bodies,
Voluntary sector
Business Details
Company registration number
12232574
Registered in
England and Wales
Telephone
07783317077
Location
Great Wacton Farm
Bromyard
Herefordshire, County of
United Kingdom
HR7 4TG