TESTIMONIALS

"Fareena helped me an awful lot ... firm but good ... always there on the phone if I needed her with a question ... really glad she was around."

Special Guardian

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"The adoption journey was a rollercoaster of emotions however Fareena was calm, professional, empathetic and human throughout. We never felt we were just a number to her. Anyone who has her support can count themselves fortunate to have her as their social worker. Her dedication to her profession was a big part of making our dream of becoming a family a reality." 

Adoptive parents

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"My husband and I had Fareena as our assessing social worker whilst we were going through the adoption process. We are so glad we had Fareena.  The process of adoption is very thorough and, at times can feel very intrusive. Feeling very overwhelmed, Fareena guided us through with care, humour, and loads of support.  We would definitely recommend having Fareena as part of your process of finding a family. She is second to none and we couldn’t have done this without her. 

Same sex adoptive parents 

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"An adoption journey is an extremely rigorous journey.  Fareena was our social worker during our international Adoption journey. She was very professional and thorough in guiding us through the whole assessment process. Fareena is approachable and easy to talk with, we gained a lot from her about adoption and the needs of adopted children. She was punctual to all meetings and very helpful in guiding us on areas we did not understand. She was very understanding of the emotional aspects of the assessment and was a huge support to us which kept us at ease. We consider ourselves very blessed to have been assigned to her as we gained a lot of knowledge from working with her." 

Adoptive parents

 

"Fareena has undertaken some very complex assessments for us over the years. She is very experienced and competent. She is polite and respectful to carers she is assessing or supporting. She has empathy and compassion but she is also able to make tough decisions."  

Local Authority Team Manager

 

"I have worked with Fareena for over a decade.  She has delivered a variety of programmes for my company. Fareena is a passionate and challenging facilitator whose knowledge is always up to date. Her social work consultancy work means that her experience is real life, and that she remains a dedicated social worker alongside her educator role.  This combination of passion, knowledge and expertise makes her the right person to have in the room."  

Jo Fox, Director, Strengthening Practice (Social Care training organisation)

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I asked Fareena to be my social work supervisor because I had experienced her wisdom through the learning and development work that she does.  Fareena provides a fantastic blend of encouragement and questioning that helps me to develop as a social worker and a social work leader. Fareena always keeps me focused on the impact of my practice on people who may need social work. Through her knowledge and strong ethics, I have developed my commitment to social justice and challenging discrimination.

Gerry Nosowska, Director, Effective Practice & former BASW Chair

 

 

 

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