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, 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:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, 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, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Registered inspector for Ofsted and HMI Probation. Quality assurance and improvement reviews. Safeguarding and social work expert for Ofqual.
Expertise in reporting on historic abuse cases.
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:
Supervised Contact, Family Group Conference, Consultation for International Assessments and Reports, Quality Assurance. Expert Witness Age assessments and Human Right Assessments
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Levels A & B in personality and intelligence testing (BPS). Training in CBT, DBT, SFT, CFT, therapy models used to underpin direct work.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Direct work with families, carers, young people. supervision of contact. Therapeutic work/trauma informed approach Form F, SGO assessment
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Integrative Therapies, ADHD/Neurodivergence, Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), Parenting and Family Work, Systemic Interventions, and Safeguarding Supervision
Type of work and clients:
Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inspection, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Care Wales
Skills include:
Assessments in Testamentary Capacity, Capacity to Litigate, COP3, Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and complex decision-making Authoritative evidence for contentious matters in the Court of Protection.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Solicitors, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
11 years qualified Social Worker. Best Interest Assessor trained. Able to undertake Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, COP 3, Best Interest Assessor Assessments.
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, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, 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:
Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Best Interests Assessor or RPR (DoLS) - Hoarding behaviour specialist, Bereavement support Providing training and supervision
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Private / independent sector, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Skills include:
Teaching, lecturing & group facilitation skills; 1-1 interpersonal & communication skills based on wide range of therapeutic techniques, inc CBT, MBCBT, NLP, SFBT and Applied Neuroscience.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Mental capacity, Older Adults, Dementia. Independent work and Court work Court Assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Practice teaching, Training/tutoring, Coaching/mentoring of
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Registered Adult Social Work & Independent Best Interest Assessor, under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. With over 16 years of continuous experience, in statutory social work practice.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Therapeutic work, Voluntary sector
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, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Extensive expertise in adult social work matters relating to mental capacity, mental health, human rights, social work education, leadership and management.