HEATHER PRITCHARD
- HALL COTTAGE, BURRAY
KW17 2SS ORKNEY, HIGHLAND
Phone: 01856 - 731344
E-mail: Send messagewww.hpritchardconsultancy.co.uk
Short profile:
Heather Pritchard An independent social work, clinical assessment, treatment, training, consultation service and more. With the CQSW and an Advanced Qualification in Social Work from the Tavistock Clinic, Heather Pritchard has extensive experience as a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner. Originally trained as a Probation Officer, she worked for a large Inner London Borough gaining experience as an Approved Social Worker before taking up an Internship in the Children & Families Department of the Tavistock Clinic, an internationally renowned centre of excellence in mental health training, where she obtained the Post Qualifying Award in Social Work.
Detailed description:
She has managed social work services to Child & Adolescent Services in London and the North West and for a time, headed up a Children & Families Service in the North East of Scotland. Recently she has been engaged in social work education working at Lancaster University as Course Convenor for the Social Work Degree Programme and as a Development Worker for the multi professional training project, co-authoring a report on the way forward for multi professional learning. She is also a Problem Based Learning Facilitator for medical students in the newly established Centre for Medical Education at Lancaster University.
Throughout her social work career Heather has maintained and developed her clinical practice via direct work, training and mentoring from senior clinicians. Heather is registered with The General Social Care Council in England and with the Scottish Social Care Council.
She is also a member of the National Association of Legal Guardians and Reporting Officers and the Scottish Institute of Human Relations.
Keywords:
independent, social work, clinical assessment, treatment, training, consultation, foster carers, adoptive parents, children, young people, therapeutic service