Specialism: Adult Services, Children and families, Other
Location: England: South East
Profile: I am an experienced best interest assessor working with older people and those with learning disabilities and autism. I am a practice educator with experience of supporting newly qualified social workers undertaking their ASYE and social work students. I have worked with children and families and children and young people with a range of disabilities. I can undertake children and families assessments, CUBAS parenting assessments, care needs assessments and mental capacity assessments. I have experience in both child protection and adult safeguarding.
I work with: Advocacy, Coaching/ mentoring of parents (families), Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private/ independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Qualifications: BA Hons in social work. Best interest assessor. Practice educator
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: BSL level 1
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