Your Nature

I graduated from Bournemouth University (BU) in 2011 and have practiced as a qualified social worker since this time. I worked for the majority of this time in local authority statutory social work for a local authority in Adult Social Services.  I spent many years working in Drug and Alcohol Statutory Services working with some of the most marginalised people in our community. This included people active in their addiction, people who were homeless, people who were sex working and people who had experienced high levels of trauma throughout their life. During this time I also volunteered with Dorset Working Women's Project (DWWP) which I continue to do despite having now left this statutory role. 

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I then moved into the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Team completing assessments for people who have been assessed as lacking capacity to make decisions about where they live due to an impairment of the brain and are subsequently deprived of their liberty and not free to leave where they are (either a hospital or care home). As a Best Interests Assessor I undertake an assessment to make sure the restrictions are necessary and proportionate and are the least restrictive option available and also in the persons' best interests. 

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I qualified as a Practice Educator in 2019 and I work with social work students who are out on placement as part of their degree or masters course. This is a supervisory role but also assessing the students ability to practice as a social workers once qualified. The role is also to support the students to embed the learning on placement into their practice and also put what they are learning in university into practice on placement. 

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I left local authority social work in August 2022 and now do independent social work. For more information about the services I can offer, please see the 'social work services' part of my website as above. I have also continued to practice as a Practice Educator. I also have the privilege of now teaching at Bournemouth University on the social work program. I teach the Working with Adults, Social Justice and Learning from the Lived Experience units. I completed my Masters in Advanced Practice in July 2024. 

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I am also currently training to be a counsellor and have finished my final year on the CPCAB accredited Level 4 Diploma in therapeutic counselling. I am due to complete my required hours in November 2024 and will be taking on new clients from January 2025. for more information please see the 'Counselling Services' part of my website. 

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Me personally - I am a proud member of the Queer community, I love spending as much time out in nature as I can and I cherish the time I get connecting to nature and all it's beneficial energy. I love reading and learning about Climate Justice (in my spare time) and am hoping to find more time next year to be more active in fighting the climate crisis. I am an avid reader, I love music, films and a good box set binge when I find time. 

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If you would like to get in contact, please email me on yournatureuk@outlook.com or call or text on 07415008075. 

Please note: I am unable to work with anyone with regards to counselling until I am fully qualified in November 2024. I will taking on clients from January 2025 - more information to follow. 

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