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, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Training and tutoring
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, 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, Regulatory bodies, Solicitors, Supervision, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
Lead for Service Redesign; Responsible for budgets & commissioning, business continuity plans, change management, Integrated H&SC Services; & Lead for ASP, QA, complaints & critical incident reviews
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, Government offices, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Regulatory bodies, Research, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
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, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, 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
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Research, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I have experience of completing a variety of assessments across Children's and Adults Directorates. I am actively engaged in Professional Development and provide independent professional supervision.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
High quality, analytical assessments.Provision of reflective supervision based on restorative practice approach.Knowledge and experience of using Signs of Safety.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Research, Review and evaluation, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Languages: Arabic (mother tongue), French (fluent), Spanish (basic). Expertise: Working with clients with learning disabilities, mental health issues, and autism.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Care Wales, Social Work England
Skills include:
I can be instructed by individuals and solicitors to undertake mental capacity and best interests report, expert witness reports, SEND social care Tribunal reports and immigration reports.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Local authority departments, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Skills include; serving on and chairing fostering panels, undertaking fostering special guardianship kinship care assessments, systemic work and training
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, 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:
Safeguarding, Independent Care Assessments, BIA, MCA & LPA expertise, trauma-informed counselling, WHP consultancy (powered by Talk to Spot), peer supervision, training.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Practice teaching, Solicitors, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
Senior Social Worker with 20 years experience in child protection and independent social work.
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, 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
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
strength-based practice, decisive, great with ambiguous concepts , adaptive, analytical, reflective, expediency yet detailed/focussed support plans, knowledgeability, research minded, strong advocate
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Government offices, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, 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:
Report writing, Best Interests Assessment (BIA), Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), Mental Capacity Assessments. Practice Educator, Further Education for adult learners, Safeguarding.
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, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Regulatory bodies, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Happy to work with any faith.Work with refugees NHS GovernorBoard member of a Carers Association both children and adults including end of life support
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Expert witness, Family assessment, Quality assurance, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I have been a qualified social worker for 30 years ranging in roles from social worker, Team manager, Service Lead and Head of Service, specialising in Court and Locality, pre proceedings and cared for and care experienced children and young people.