AskBASW – The Northern Ireland Team
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Anne McAllister RSW
Development Worker
Northern Ireland Associationof Social Workers (NIASW - Part of BASW)
Now based in Belfast, Anne spent 20 years working in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust before becoming an independent practitioner in 2008. She began her career as a social worker in childcare before moving to older peoples services, becoming team leader, before moving to the training team as an assistant principal social worker.
Anne’s expertise is in adult safeguarding and the field of domestic abuse. She was the first social worker in Northern Ireland to be trained in Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) from vulnerable witnesses in criminal proceedings and was involved in developing the regional adult protection joint protocol with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), and continues to provide training in these areas. Anne is a PQ Advanced Award holder, with an MA in Professional Development in Social Work. |
Examples of the sort of queries you might put to the A&R Service
- Conduct concerns
- Grievance cases
- Disciplinary matters
- Stress or bullying
- Suspension or dismissal from work
- Whistleblowing
Examples of the sort of queries you might put to AskBASW
- Ethical dilemmas in your work?
- Care council registration problems
- Training questions
- CPD issues
- Supervision standards
- Stidents concerns about practice placements
- Work permits or international qualifications
