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Social Work Service - Bracton Centre
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The Forensic Social Work Service supports and supervises individuals subject to Conditional Discharge following Restriction Orders. We operate in both the secure in-patient setting and within the community.
Forensic Social Workers liaise with MAPPA, MARAC, Victim Services and the Offender Management Team. We aim to balance public protection, effective risk management and social inclusion, whilst implementing legal duties.
This includes analysing legislation, guidance, policy and research which affects the delivery of services in line with assessed risks and priorities.
Forensic Social workers lead the discharge pathway to ensure:
- Service users are managed at the least restrictive level of security
- Admissions are as brief as clinically appropriate
- Out-of-area placements are repatriated
The team helps with the repatriation of foreign national patients and ensures s117 aftercare provisions are met by CCGs and Local Authorities.
- Reception phone number: 01322 294300
- Service hours: Available 24-hours.
Our aims
We aim to see the individual within the context of their family, community and the wider society.
Our team
Forensic social workers work collaboratively within complex, challenging and evolving contexts when leading the safeguarding process.
We work in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, other agencies, and statutory bodies to ensure that we recognise and meet the needs of:
- Individuals
- Families
- Carers
- Communities
- Victims (where appropriate)
Legal knowledge and an ability to understand how and when to intervene are both necessary and appropriate in forensic settings and need to be reflected within Social Circumstance Reports submitted to the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
How to access this service
The Forensic Social Work Service works in conjunction with the Bracton Centre’s multidisciplinary team and referrals are made via the Responsible Clinician.
Public phone number: 01322 294300, Available 24-hours.
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