Specialism: Children and families, Criminal Justice
Location: England: East, England: East Midlands, England: London, England: North East, England: North West, England: South East, England: South West, England: West Midlands, England: Yorkshire and the Humber, Scotland: Central, Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland: Fife, Scotland: Strathclyde
Profile: 35 years experience covering Scotland & England. Head of Safeguarding in a large LA. experience of fostering and adoption work:chaired foster care panel & Agency Decision Maker (ADM). managed LSCBs/Safeguarding Partnerships staff,significant inter agency safeguarding experience having direct management responsibility for the quality assurance and IRO service & children's rights/advocacy. overview author for adult and children’s safeguarding reviews.expert reports for family courts. completed work for the Immigration Tribunal Hearing on parental deportation. Staff capability and conduct hearing report completion.
I work with: Advocacy, Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Private/ independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Therapeutic work, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Qualifications: CQSW, MA Business administration, Diploma Child Care Law
Professional registrations: Scottish Social Services Council, Social Work England
Extra skills: Strategic management skills
quality assurance &audit
Report writing for various audiences
Collaborative agency working
Independent author for local practice reviews