I am a qualified social worker (1987)., I am an ISW providing private & public law expert evidence and assessments in respect of children's needs, wishes and feelings, child arrangements and parenting & carer assessments., I am PAMS 4.0 trained and have an attachment based training portfolio., Expertise: s7 assessments; direct work with private clients & their children; child relocation; parenting, viability, SGO & kinship assessments., I have held Local Authority Head of Service responsibilities for children's safeguarding, CLA, aftercare, fostering & adoption services & adoption ADM., I am a LGA accredited Peer Reviewer & provide service development, consultation and training.