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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS & OTHER TRAINING
- Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy
- Post-Qualifying Award in child care
- Post Graduate Certificate in Managing Health and Social Services
- Memorandum trained (ABE)
- Practice teacher programme
- Diploma in Social work and higher education
- RSA Counselling Skills in the development of Learning
- BTEC Community and social care
MEMBERSHIP
- General Social Care Council
EXPERIENCE
- I work with Bespoke Psychology as a Freelance Expert witness working with sex offenders and victims of sexual abuse
- Court Work as an expert witness in sexual abuse and domestic violence issues with the Vane Foundation and The Quest MK
- Independent Consultant with the Vane Foundation and the Quest MK responsible for:
- Carrying out risk assessments
- Delivering one-to-one session, raising clients’ awareness around the impact of sexual abuse
- Co-ordinating various intervention methods in partnership with professionals
- Supervision of more junior staff
- Court report writing S7, 37, Care Proceedings
- Undertaking section 47’s
- Previous experience as a senior social worker in Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Luton, Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire Local Authorities responsible for:
- Chairing planning meetings
- Chairing Child Protection Strategy Meetings
- Working with children looked after and children on the Child Protection Register
- Working alongside and liaising with the Police
- Dealing with Legal proceedings and undertaking initial and core assessments
- Supervisor/ Mentor/consultant for social workers
- Risk and Viability Assessments and complex cases
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am a social worker with former extensive experience in working with sex offenders and perpertrators of domestic violence. I’ve also worked in the voluntary sector with an organisation called Black Liners as a Housing and Advocacy Manager for with Black and Asian People living with HIV and AIDS
We submit reports within 4-6 weeks of receiving instructions and the bundle. My aim is to provide the report within 7 days of completing the assessment.
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