SISP is well established multidisciplinary team providing a wide range of services to children and their families in the London Borough of Hounslow. The team has been established in the borough for over twelve years. It is positioned within Children’s Specialist Services. SISP offers specialist interventions to families i.e., independent parenting assessments for court or PLO; psychological assessments, parenting support and therapeutic services led by the systemic family therapist. The team utilises a range of evidence-based practices in their work, PAMs Together and Apart Assessment, Parent Assess Model, child and adult psychology, systemic family psychotherapy and social work.
The team is a supportive and collaborative one, with regular access to high quality reflective individual, group, and clinical supervision. The established method of co working alongside carefully managed caseloads means that staff retention and job satisfaction are both reported to be positive
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The Advanced Social Worker plays a key role within the team by taking a lead in producing the independent parenting assessments. The quality and robustness of SISP’s assessments and report writing are well regarded within the Family Proceedings Courts.
Advanced Social Workers are also involved in the team’s clinical/therapeutic and consultancy work under SISP’s prevent LAC remit.
In line with SISP’s systemic practice the APs frequently work jointly alongside the family therapist, clinical psychologist, and parenting practitioners to address the complex needs of the children and families referred to the team.
This is an independent non-case holding role set within Children’s Services.
- To take the lead role in undertaking specialist parenting assessments in care proceedings or under pre proceedings, in line with the public law outline (PLO) incorporating relevant theory and up-to-date research.