Our Services
Comprehensive Assessment & Support Services
We provide a full range of independent social work assessments, delivered by experienced practitioners to the highest professional standards.
Assessment
Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Assessments
- Evaluates whether a family member or friend can provide safe, long-term care for a child
- Prepared in line with family court requirements and suitable for use as evidence
- Covers the proposed guardian's capacity, home environment, and understanding of the child's needs
Assessment
Parenting Capacity Assessments
- Assesses a parent's ability to meet their child's physical, emotional, and developmental needs
- Used in care proceedings, child protection cases, and pre-proceedings work
- Evidence-based methodology with clear findings and recommendations
Residential
Reverse Residential Parenting Assessments
- Assessment conducted within a structured residential setting over an extended period
- Allows intensive, real-time observation of parenting capacity and parent-child interaction
- Provides a detailed, evidence-rich basis for court recommendations where standard assessments are insufficient
Assessment
Fostering Assessments
- Thorough assessment of prospective foster carers and adoptive parents
- Covers motivation, life experience, home environment, and capacity to care for looked-after children
- Compliant with fostering service and adoption agency requirements
Assessment
Viability Assessments
- Focused, timely review of a proposed carer's initial suitability for a child
- Covers living arrangements, household members, and capacity to meet the child's needs
- Designed to support local authority decisions at the earliest stage of care planning
Assessment
Connected Persons Assessments
- Viability assessments for family members and friends being considered as kinship carers
- Delivered promptly to support court timelines and local authority decision-making
- Examines the proposed carer's relationship with the child and their ability to meet ongoing needs
Support
Supervised & Supported Contact Sessions
- Professionally facilitated contact sessions between children and their birth families
- Carried out in safe, child-friendly environments by experienced practitioners
- Detailed written records provided after each session to support legal and care planning
International
International Social Work Assessments
- Assessments for cases involving family members living outside the UK
- Covers relocation applications and cross-border care proceedings
- Experience with Hague Convention matters and liaison with overseas agencies
Support
Post-16 Support Services
- Supports young people in care with structured pathway planning as they approach adulthood
- Covers independent living skills, education, employment, and emotional wellbeing
- Helps professionals and young people prepare for the transition out of the care system