Specialism: Children and families
Location: England: East, England: East Midlands, England: London, England: North East, England: North West, England: South East, England: West Midlands, England: Yorkshire and the Humber
Profile: 32 years post qualifying experience as a Social Worker, Senior Practitioner, Team Manager Registered Manager and Fostering and Adoption Panel Advisor
Fostering
Adoption
Child Protection
Kinship
Special Guardianship
ABE trained
Fostering Recruitment, Assessment and Support
Adoption Recruitment, Assessment and Support
Adoption Proceedings and court reports
Family Finding for children
I work with: Coaching/ mentoring of parents (families), Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Post placement contract, Private/ independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors, Supervision
Qualifications: CQSW, Dipsw in Social Work
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: I am a qualified social worker with an extensive background in fostering and adoption