Areas of work

I have the following areas of expertise and am able to complete the following work; 

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• Best Interests Assessments under Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS)

• Mental Capacity Assessments - a special interest and expertise in working with people who have a brain injury and/ or an impairment from addiction

• Scrutiny for DoLS authorisations

•  Assessment and engagement with people who are active in their addictions and/or are homeless. This could include Care Act Assessments or Mental Capacity Assessments. 

• Safeguarding work including Section 42 enquiries. This could also include being involved in and/or chairing MARM meetings. 

• I am joint trained to undertake police interviews - please note this is NOT appropriate adult work

• I have experience of supporting victims of sexual assault through SARC and police interview. 

• I have experience of working with domestic violence victims and have worked as part of MARAC

• I have experience of working with sex workers and have worked as part of SWRAC

• I have experience of working with victims of modern slavery and trafficking. 

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• I am a qualified Practice Educator working with social work students on placement. 

• I have a special interest in Eco Social Work and can provide bespoke training in this area

• I am also able to provide bespoke training on - Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD/EUPD), Mental Capacity Act, Social Justice, Practice Education, Lived Experience, supervision, addiction, working with hard to engage people.