Specialist profile

Dr Lucy Birchwood
Contact details
Business name: Solent Social Work Limited
Address: 1 Abingdon Road
City: Ryde
County: Isle of Wight
Postal Code: PO33 2RR
Telephone: 07908633653
Email me
Professional information
Specialism: Children and families, Other
Location: England: Isle of Wight, England: South East
Profile:

My experience includes working as a Children and Families Social Worker for many years and I have also been a Team Manager in MASH, as well as a Social Worker for Adults. My interests also cover Domestic Abuse, Parenting, Fostering and Advocacy.

I have worked as a researcher and I have undertaken audits, research projects and evaluations of a range of different services, including webchat, online advice, qualitative and quantitative research.

I work with: Advocacy, Coaching/ mentoring of parents (families), Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Quality assurance, Research, Review and evaluation, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Qualifications:

Professional Doctorate in Social Work

Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills:

Assessment
Report writing
Advocacy
Building rapport with parents
Research
Chairing meetings