Hannah Garforth Email & Phone Number

Bradford, Gb

Bradford, England, United Kingdom

This role as a Practice Educator (PE) allows me to teach, supervise and assess social worker students on their placements during training to become a social worker. I am committed improve standards in social work education, maintaining the quality of practice placements for social work students. Working closely with Bradford Social Work Teaching Partnership moderation team.

Bradford And Craven

This role allows me to be a part of an integrated School-Based Needs service, supporting children and young people with their emotional health and well-being as part of an alliance of partners within an ITHRIVE system framework. Providing consultation, advice, training and delivering interventions. Working in partnership with schools to assess and deliver a range of mental health interventions within school settings. Undertaking both group work and direct work with CYP as well as offering specialist mental health-based consultation, and advice around mental health to teaching staff. Providing early intervention for mild to moderate mental health needs. Key Duties - To make a comprehensive assessment identifying needs based on a community model and discuss with young person appropriate intervention or service- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to children and young people.- To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with children, young people, their families and school staff.- To communicate information regarding children and young people in an empathic and supportive way using appropriate skills in situations which can be emotional and sometimes potentially volatile- To actively promote young people being involved in all aspects of care planning and delivery whilst respecting the rights cultural needs capabilities and wishes of the individuals concerned.- To use evidence-based interventions and outcome measuresThe principal purpose of this role is to provide consultation, collaborative support and evidence-based interventions for CYPs, to affect change with school environments my role also expects me to develop and maintain networks of support with schools and alliance colleagues and build and promote whole school approaches to support young people with emotional wellbeing needs. Contributing to a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning, and meeting their individual needs.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Restorative justice brings those harmed by crime or conflict and those responsible for the harm into communication, enabling everyone affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward. This is part of a wider field called restorative practice.Restorative practice can be used anywhere to prevent conflict, build relationships and repair harm by enabling people to communicate effectively and positively. Restorative practice is increasingly being used in schools, children’s services, workplaces, hospitals, communities and the criminal justice system.Restorative practice supports people to recognise that all of their activities affect others and that people are responsible for their choices and actions and can be held accountable for them. It enables people to reflect on how they interact with each other and consider how best to prevent harm and conflict.I have volunteered with the Restorative Justice team in since 2015. I feel this role has allowed me to develop skills in remaining impartial and non-judgmental while trying to do the best for all parties, managing people's expectations, conflict resolution and an understanding of differing perspectives. This role requires an assertive but non-confrontational approach to maintain the safety of all participants and facilitate reparation of harm caused. The cases I have worked have been varied from neighbour disputes to serious and complex cases. I am able to differ my approach and deliver a tailored individualised service seeking to achieve the best outcome for the victim. Within this volunteer role, I have worked with new volunteers to develop their skills in restorative practice. I have experience with both direct and indirect RJ, this is dependent on the victim’s needs and desired outcome.

Bradford, England, United Kingdom

Currently I work within the Bradford Youth Offending Team. I provide direct support and advice to young people who offend and their families by arranging, delivering and reviewing intervention plans with an aim to reduce the risk of re-offending. - Supporting young people who offend with the aim to prevent re-offending- Working with young people to reduce the risk of harm, and serious harm, as well as reducing the risk of reoffending.- Carrying out risk assessments and action planning – drawing on a wide range of sources and information to produce reports that represent a clear reflection of both the young persons history and the factors that are or have contributed to offending behaviour. - Referring young people to other agencies to support welfare needs such as substance misuse, housing. - Agreeing acceptable ways of resolving some offences to benefit the victim or the community (such as mediation or reparation projects).- Supervising young people on court orders, community sentences, and after their release from secure institutions.- Helping young people back into education or to find work or training and encouraging them to take part in constructive activities.- Working with young people to explore the effect of inappropriate behaviour and attitudes on others, with a view to them taking responsibility for their actions.- Visiting young people in secure institutions and making risk assessments and resettlement plans for after their release.- Working closely with staff from partner organisations such as the police, social services, probation, health services and education.- Managing a varying case load, recording case notes, and writing reports for court and other agencies. I am wanting to focus on YP's mental health within this role, supporting universal MH provision- identifying and championing early intervention.

Calderdale, England, United Kingdom

Responsibilities include:• Undertaking assessments with victims of young people that offend within the Calderdale district working towards agreeing restorative processes to take place, I do this through face to face meetings with victims, phone calls, emails and letters. • Developing restorative practice within the team, promoting the victims voice within all YJS interventions, from prevention to custodial. • Prevent re-victimisation and shape the offending work being done with young people.• I work directly with young people to enhance their understanding of victim's thoughts and feelings aiming to prevent re-offending through these discussions using current tools available to me. Enhancing understanding of the impact and harm offending behaviour can have on both direct victims and the communities they live in. • I facilitate of a range of direct and indirect restorative interventions aiming to repair the harm caused by young people that offend. Both formally and informally. • I work closely with our reparation team using their connections to help young people who offend to indirectly repair harm within the community.• Working with case managers to implement restorative practice within homes, especially where a young person has offended against a caregiver.• Working within a multi agency team, contributing knowledge and experience from previous roles and volunteer experience. • To empower victims of crime and contribute to safety by providing relevant information in a manner which is accessible, understandable, respectful and supportive, this includes explaining the youth justice system and differing layers within it.• I work in partnership with other criminal justice agencies and victim organisations to provide an integrated service to victims.• I have created and implemented an online feedback form, enabling victims to shape and improve service delivery.

York

I have recently trained to be a Re:Shape volunteer. Re:Shape aims to build safer communities through volunteers working with individuals who are at risk of sexual offending to minimise alienation, support reintegration and so prevent sexual reoffending. Re:Shape is currently based on CoSA (Circles of Support and Accountability) which is a unique community justice initiative and is grounded in the commitment to the principles of restorative justice. CoSA can be understood as a restorative intervention, with a focus on offender accountability and support, safe community reintegration, and where possible behaviour change. I am currently in the process of starting my first paired mentor circle in the community. re:shape (re:shape) is a community response to sexual abuse, working in partnership with criminal justice agencies. We aim to prevent future victims of sexual abuse by supporting and holding to account those who have committed these offences. We call these people Core Members and they have, when taking part in a Circle, committed to not causing sexual harm and to lead responsible lives. A Circle is the group of volunteers who will meet with the core member on a weekly basis.

Bradford, United Kingdom

The service is delivered in partnership with the Local Authorities Children's Specialist Services, Alcohol and Drugs Team and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The service works as an integrated team and aims to prevent, reduce, or promote recovery from the harms of substance misuse and to secure the health and well-being of young people living in the district of Bradford. It does this through engaging and working in partnership with other young person's services to educate and inform young people about the harms associated with the use/misuse of alcohol and other drugs and by providing clear and direct referral pathways to other specialist support services.My responsibilities included- Telephone support and consultation with young people who are concerned about their own use of drugs and alcohol- Telephone support and consultation with family members, friends, schools, social workers and other professionals who are concerned about a young person's use of drugs and alcohol- Holistic assessment of need- Integrated work with family and services involved with young people- Working together to create a clear action plan that is regularly updated- Packages of individual education and treatment support based on need, from brief interventions through to structured treatment- Practical supports including referral pathways to other health and wellbeing services- Direct work with parents and referral to relevant support services- Liaison with a wide range of professionals involved with young people who are referred and are accessing the service

Practice Educator Stage 2, Social Work, Has Met The Requirements To Be Endorsed As Practice Educator Stage 2

Postgraduate Certificate, Clinical Supervision, Pass

Postgraduate Diploma Evidence Based Psychological Therapy (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (High Intensity), Pass

Post Graduate Diploma in Evidence Based Psychological Therapy (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). The aim of this PGDip was to develop.

Bachelor’S Degree, Social Work Bsc, First-Class Honours

Access To Higher Education - Social Sciences, Psychology - Sociology -, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Student Representative Returning to education as a mature student felt like a leap into the unknown. Shipley.