Specialism: Adult Services, Children and families, Mental Health
Location: England: North East, England: North West, England: Yorkshire and the Humber, Guernsey, Jersey
Profile: Jo is an experienced Therapeutic Social Worker, Adoption Manager & ASSA, Jo has also completed a 4 year Post Graduate in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and clinical child assessment. In addition to this Jo is an EMDR therapist to Level 4. Jo has completed further training in Developmental Dyadic Psychotherapy, Dissociation with the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation, Theraplay Techniques and MIM (Marschak Interaction Method) assessments, Non Violent Resistance therapy & de-escalation techniques as well as training in London as a Parent Adviser delivering the Enhancing Adoptive Parenting Programme. Jo is also a Qualified Practice Teacher.
I work with: Advocacy, 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, Placements, Post placement contract, 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
Extra skills: P/G Psychotherapeutic counselling and clinical child assessment, extensive experience of child assessment techniques, systemic family therapy,CPV