Independent Social Work Services
Avocet provides Independent Social Workers to Local Authorities and private and voluntary sector organisations across the UK. Based in Kent, near London, we specialise in the area of child protection providing Social Work Assessments, Court Reports / Services, Consultancy and Investigation and Social Work Training.
Child Focused Independent Social Workers
Avocet has a core value of placing children at the centre of assessments. This 'child focused' approach has helped us build a reputation for meeting the needs of the child within the required time scales, making Avocet a reliable Independent Social Work company to form a working partnership with.
To find out more, view our Independent Social Worker Services page or use the links below.
Avocet is based in Kent, near London with easy access to Sussex and other home counties. Find out more about Avocet.
Tomorrow is 9 May and this day is seen by some as Mr Punch’s (as in Punch and Judy) British birthday. Mr Punch was popular with famous writers such as Samuel Pepys and Charles Dickens. The show was originally focused at an adult audience and when children became the main recipients of this entertainment [...]... read more
The use of X-rays has been suggested as an unnecessary intrusion and could be potentially harmful for anyone subject to it. Dental X-rays could expose the young people seeking asylum to ionising radiation with no benefit found from actually conducting the examination. Also the potential screening costs that could be incurred could be significantly higher [...]... read more
The release of figures in April 2012 from the NSPCC, that a child is sexually abused every 20 minutes, really puts the picture together on sexual abuse; that it occurring more commonly than most people expect. Avocet Independent Social Workers work with cases of sexual abuse and look to put the needs of the child [...]... read more
Avocet Independent Social Workers look to put the needs of the child as the priority; by ensuring the suitability of the environment in which they live (amongst various other things). For some time there have been proposed links that the material children are subject to on the television could have an impact on their behaviour. [...]... read more
When the Task Force to lead Social Work out of the aftermath of the death of Baby P included Deidre from The Sun, the sister paper of the News of the World, many Social Workers questioned the decision. The guiding light of Deidre from The Sun was going to tell us, professionals how to do [...]... read more
Unusually I spent an evening in front of the television after work. Although, I had little choice of what to watch I enjoyed Gok Wan and Daddy Day Care last week. Gok focused his attention on young children caring for a parent with a disability and how this impacts on their lives. We volunteer with [...]... read more