Sarah Pilkington
Consultant
MA (distinction) Dynamics of Domestic Violence, Diploma in Social Work
Post Qualifying Award in Social Work, BPhil in Approved Social Work Sarah has worked in adult social care for over 25 years, with a background in learning disabilities and dual diagnosis. For the past 13 years she has specialised in adult safeguarding and helped to develop the first national competency framework for this. She is the author of a national training resource on adult safeguarding published by Skills for Care. Sarah has a particular interest in the impact of domestic abuse on women with disabilities and recently completed a Masters focussing on this area of practice. Sarah has also authored practice guidance for local authority social workers, including assessment tools for self-neglect cases. |