• Community Based Parenting Assessments enabling families to remain within their own home.
• Parenting Assessments undertaken using the Graded Care Profile a tool for assessing neglect as part of LSCB strategy.
• Child Protection Risk Assessments utilising the DOH assessment triangle.
• Domestic Abuse / Perpertrator Risk Assessment in relation to domestic abuse
• Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences

• Section 7 reports, kinship care assessments, special guardian assessments,
• Initial Assessment and Core Assessment Offering an initial assessment of need and risk to children for Local Authorities using DOH triangle. Holistic assessment of need leading to a core assessment and action plan. Presentation at Child protection conferences and for use in Court during care proceedings.

• Assessing family need including risk.
• Using Adult Attachment Interviews to assess adult inner working model.
• Use of the Graded Care Profile parenting assessment to assess parenting capacity and videoing of family to assist with strategies to bring about change.
• Liasion with other agencies.

Court Reports / Services

• Court Recommendations including care planning for the child's welfare.
• Section 37 investigation Undertake section 37 reports for Court under private law. Including individual work with children to assertain their wishes and feelings and interviews with parents.
• Section 7 Reports Independent report for Court in cases where parents cannot agree on contact, supervision of their children. Following the welfare checklist including individual sessions with the child/ren to assertain their wishes and feelings.

Social Work Services

• Individual Family Work employing the Solihull Approach
• Theraputic Parenting Sessions
• Individual work with children to assertain their wishes and feelings
• Solihull Approach and Emotional Literacy parenting groups
• Family work to bring about resolutions and change
• Consultancy
• Supervision of staff in relation to safeguarding and risk management
• Supervision of staff enabling them to reflect upon their work with children and families.

Interim Services - short or long term cover / placements

Social Work Training - Practice educator for students and mentor for newly qualified social workers. Currently the tutor for step- up to social work students within the East cohort.