Specialism: Adult Services, Children and families, Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Other
Location: Scotland: Borders, Scotland: Central, Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland: Fife, Scotland: Grampian, Scotland: Highlands, Scotland: Lothian, Scotland: Orkney, Scotland: Shetland, Scotland: Strathclyde, Scotland: Tayside, Scotland: Western Isles
Profile: I provide individual and group coaching, supervision and mentoring to practitioners in social work/social care as well as health and related professions.
I develop and deliver tailored training to statutory and voluntary organisations. For example Adult Support and Protection, Adults with Incapacity and Mental Health (Scotland).
I provide independent social work reports for courts, mental health tribunals and other purposes such as compensation and injury claims, complaints, review and appeals.
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, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private/ independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Qualifications: BA (hons) Applied Social Studies, Diploma in Social Work, Pg Cert Mental Health (MHO) Award, Practice Teaching award and others
Professional registrations: Scottish Social Services Council
Extra skills: Personal and Professional skills in making complaints and protected disclosures.
Skills in assessing children, young people and adults who have been harmed or are at risk of harm.