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, 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, Practice teaching, 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:
Independent social worker and expert witness specialising in MCA, safeguarding, assessments, consultancy, and high-quality, legally defensible reports across adult and children’s services.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Expert witness, Inspection, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Supervision, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Extensive experience in Safeguarding, Education, Criminal Justice, Children's Social Care and the Faith sector enables me to offer a range of consultation and training services.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Post placement contract, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
• Skilled in conducting safeguarding enquiries, Mental capacity assessments, Care Act assessments, and developing strength-based care plans. • Proficient in multi-disciplinary team settings with strong influencing and negotiating skills.
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, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Completing parenting, risk, kinship and sibling assessments for the Courts and Local Authorities in public and private law proceedings as well as PLO.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, 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, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Supervision, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Social Worker specialising in Form F, fostering, connected persons, PAMS/ParentAssess, CUBAS, parenting and risk assessments, plus QA, audits, reviews and investigations, delivering clear, robust analysis.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
- Assessments, Child Protection, Child In Need- Direct Work with Children and Families- Supervised and handover contacts- Viability and Form F Assessments- Systemic Therapy (Year 1)
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, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, 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:
Direct work with service users, carers and organisations
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, 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 Work England
Skills include:
Experienced ISW. Expertise in diverse cultures, religion, disabilities, ParentAssess, parenting assessments, SGO, DV, FGM, SW consultant, child-centred expert witness and International Assessments.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Therapeutic work, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Complex Mental Capacity Assessment, BIA, DoLS Signatory, groups, communication with nonverbal people, Autism, Brain Injury, neurological diseases, alcohol/substance misuse, difficult to engage people.
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, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inspection, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Service and Practice Improvement, facilitating and delivering training/assessments/Coaching and Mentoring
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, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
A skilled communicator, advocator and negotiator with experience of working with adult and children service users and professionals from a range of settings.
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:
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, 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, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
Personal and Professional skills in making complaints and protected disclosures. Skills in assessing children, young people and adults who have been harmed or are at risk of harm.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Motivational Interviewing, Achieving Best Evidence, Trauma-Informed Practice, Strengths-based approach, Coaching, Client led focus, Adolescents