About Me
who am i?
I am an Independent Social worker with 22 years experience in Child Protection and Adult Services. I have for the last 8 years worked independently working across the country providing expert assessments to the courts. I have completed over 1500 reports to court and am an expert in Child Protection and Trauma Informed Practice.
My Qualifications
2002-2004
Anglia Polytechnic University
Diploma in Social Work
2006
Anglia Polytechnic University
PQ1 – Consolidation Module
2009-2011
Anglia Ruskin University
Higher Specialist award – Leadership and Management
Practice Teaching Award
2011-2012
Anglia Ruskin University
MA Advanced Social Work – Leadership and Management
2019-2020
Anglia Ruskin University
Post Graduate Certificate - Applying Systemic Principles in Professional Contexts
2021-2022
Sheffield Hallam University
MSc Psychology
Training
- PAMS Assessment
- S47 enquires – Child Protection Enquires
- Achieving Best Evidence (ABE)
- Attachment theory
- Assessing the needs of children in situations of domestic abuse
- Assessing the needs of children in the situations of parental mental health
- Assessment of the needs of children in situations of parental substance misuse
- Working with child sexual abuse
- Assessment skills
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Child Development
- Safer recruitment in employment
- East Anglian Region – Senior Leadership Programme