Lynsey Davison Email and Phone Number

Independent Social Worker specialising in assessments, Parenting Assessments, PAMS, ParentAssess and CASP-R.I am an experienced Social Work practitioner and Manager with a substantial history of experience within child protection, safeguarding, and fostering as an Independent Form F assessor, working closely with children and their families. I have 19 years of experience working in children’s safeguarding teams for Local Authorities across the North East. I have a wealth of experience in completing assessments and report writing, this includes the completion of parenting assessments, including PAMS, ParentAssess, Capacity to Protect, Form F’s, Connected Persons and Special Guardianship. I have worked in very fast-paced teams managing complex cases, and also working as an independent assessor.My strengths are undertaking assessments with resistant, ‘hard to reach’, challenging families and being able to develop positive working relationships and, working with parents with learning needs and learning disabilities. My assessments are thorough, reflective, evidence based, analytical and child focused. I produce high quality assessment work, and have a balanced, fair, and analytical approach, alongside an ability to quickly build positive professional relationships with both children and adults, I complete thorough and fair assessments. My work recognises and respects the perspective and unique knowledge of a child’s parent(s), together with the ways in which court and child protection proceedings impact upon the family as a whole. However, my focus is on the best outcome for the child or children involved, and how parenting, family time/contact, and other issues impact or are likely to impact on the experience and development of the child. I have always placed the child/young person at the centre of all of my work and my focus continues to be achieving the best possible outcomes for them.