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:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Private / independent sector, Therapeutic work, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
Time management and organizational skills.Mindfulness teacher. MA cert.Clear, empathetic communicator. Experienced assessor / interviewer.Good motivator / teacher IT confident
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors, Therapeutic work
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Qualified ParentAssess assessor and Autism clinical practitioner
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I will utilise social work methods such as solution focused/task centred and system theory to provide specialist social work support to separated or divorced parents. My focus is on using relational social work to bring about lasting change.
Type of work and clients:
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, Placements, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent SW with 25+ years' experience. Specialist in Merton-compliant age assessments, foster carer training and consultancy for local authorities and legal professionals.
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, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Twenty years’ front-line practice, university tutor, company founder, coaching professional and published author.
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, Placements, Post placement contract, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Trauma responsive, therapeutic approaches, relational working, parenting support, working with overwhelm and burnout, compassionate, creative, child and family focused, approachable.
Type of work and clients:
Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
• Strength-Based Approach• Analytical mindset • Evidence-Based Practice• Effective Communication• Time Management• Easily adaptable• Can work with people from any background or ethnicity
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, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Supervision, Training and tutoring
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Social Worker specialising in Adult Social Care and Mental Health. AMHP with expertise in mental capacity, safeguarding and NRPF, providing independent assessments and reports in London.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Local authority departments
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I bring extensive child-centred safeguarding skills, with strong risk analysis and assessment expertise, ensuring each child’s voice and lived experience guides clear, evidence-based decisions
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, Placements, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Care Wales
Skills include:
I am an experienced senior practitioner having worked in child protection for 9 years and most recently, as an Independent Reviewing Officer and Conference Chair. I am now practising as an Independent Social Worker.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Expert in MCA and CoP: delivering robust, legally literate capacity assessments, high-quality court reports, and defensible decision-making in complex, high-risk adult social care cases.
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, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Worked at Strategic Level (Principal SW) for 10 years, specialist Advisor for CQC LA Assessments, LGA Peer reviewer, Independent ADASS work undertaken to support LA's preparation for CQC assessment
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inspection, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Specialise in: Form F, SGOs | Exploitation Risk Assessments, Viability and Parenting Assessments incl CUBAS | Direct work with adolescents | Youth Justice Specialist | Quality Assurance | Practice Education
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Compassionate, professional social worker with over 20 years experience in adult mental health. I focus on holistic, thorough empowering assessments