All practitioners listed in this directory are members of the British Association of Social Workers. BASW is not liable for the conduct and/or services rendered by those listed.
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Local authority departments
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I bring extensive child-centred safeguarding skills, with strong risk analysis and assessment expertise, ensuring each child’s voice and lived experience guides clear, evidence-based decisions
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Care Wales
Skills include:
I am an experienced senior practitioner having worked in child protection for 9 years and most recently, as an Independent Reviewing Officer and Conference Chair. I am now practising as an Independent Social Worker.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Quality assurance, Review and evaluation, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Expert in MCA and CoP: delivering robust, legally literate capacity assessments, high-quality court reports, and defensible decision-making in complex, high-risk adult social care cases.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Worked at Strategic Level (Principal SW) for 10 years, specialist Advisor for CQC LA Assessments, LGA Peer reviewer, Independent ADASS work undertaken to support LA's preparation for CQC assessment
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inspection, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Specialise in: Form F, SGOs | Exploitation Risk Assessments, Viability and Parenting Assessments incl CUBAS | Direct work with adolescents | Youth Justice Specialist | Quality Assurance | Practice Education
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Compassionate, professional social worker with over 20 years experience in adult mental health. I focus on holistic, thorough empowering assessments
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Compliance, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Practice assessment, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors
Type of work and clients:
Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Research, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Mental Capacity Act assessments; training focussed on SW with adults; hospital social work
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Strategic leader with 25+ years in social work, improving outcomes for children and families. Specialist in early help and systems change. Provides relational, restorative supervision to support teams and build resilience.
Type of work and clients:
Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Post placement contract, Private / independent sector, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Coaching / mentoring Therapeutic support for families.Msc Applied Developmental PsychologyNVR trained DDP level 1 and 2 Interest in compassion focused therapy PAR assessmentsForm f assessments
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Private / independent sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I work with empathy and integrity, committed to upholding the rights and wellbeing of adults needing support. My practice is person-centred and strengths-based.