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:
Advocacy, 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, Private / independent sector, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Best Interest Assessor. Mental Capacity Assessments. Court of Protection. Independent COP 3s. Advocacy. Carers. Safeguarding. Strength based social care assessments and reviews. Benefits applications. Continuing Health Care Assessments. Contact
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Social Worker specialising in parenting, sibling, pre-birth, viability, and court-directed assessments. Trained in the ParentAssess model and experienced in providing clear, evidence-based analysis for court.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Expert witness, Family assessment, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Former registered inspector for Ofsted and HMI Probation. Quality assurance and improvement reviews. Former safeguarding and social work expert for Ofqual. Expertise in reporting on historic abuse cases.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Private / independent sector, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Adult Social Worker, Registered Adult Nurse with 27 years experience, transition support for children/adult who have a disability, CHC funding, Best Interest Assessor, skilled Mental Capacity Assessments
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Government offices, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Solicitors, Supervision, Universities / learning & training bodies
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Research, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills include:
Relationship building, Assessment (including use of chronologies and adopting a trauma informed approach), Family work, Structured intervention with young people, Inspection of services.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Supervision
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Joint interagency working. Assessment skills communication skills safeguarding skills report writing devising recommendations and care plans
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Type of work and clients:
Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Solicitors, Supervision
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Independent Social Worker specialising in parenting, sibling, viability, kinship, assessments for court. Trained in Parentassess and CUBAS.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Quality assurance, Supervision, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Mental Capacity Assessments, CoP documents, Testamentary assessments, Practice education, ASYE Assessor; Care Act Assessments and Safeguarding.
Type of work and clients:
Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Practice Education PEPS 1 & 2, CUBAS Assessor
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Private / independent sector, Solicitors
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
I'm a qualified social worker with over a decade of experience in adult social care. My focus has always been on ensuring people receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Type of work and clients:
Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Local authority departments, Placements, Solicitors, Training and tutoring
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Family Court expert witness. 225+ assessments: ParentAssess, CASP-R, SGO, risk, Together or Apart, DVRIM. Oral evidence 100+ times. Available nationally. BIA qualified.
Type of work and clients:
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, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Universities / learning & training bodies, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Court Reporting (Private & Public Law), Family Group Conferencing, Complex Risk Assessment (inc. PBA, Parenting Assessments, ParentAssess & Specific Issues), Staff Development, QA, Compliance, Ofsted.