Paul Jones is an Independent Social Worker and has been a registered social worker since 2005. Paul is registered with the Care Council for Wales and with the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). Paul has experience of working in various social work settings such as statutory social work, charity organisations and education departments.

Paul Jones is an Independent Social Worker and has been a registered social worker since 2005.

Paul is registered with Social Care Wales and with the British Association of Social Workers (BASW).

Paul has experience of working in various social work settings such as statutory social work, charity organisations and education departments.

Paul is a bilingual practitioner and therefore able to provide a service through the medium of Welsh and English.

Specialist support in working in the following areas:-

Therapeutic emotional support for children and young people who have experienced trauma
Working with perpetrators of domestic abuse
Providing supervision and consultation sessions to practitioners
Working with looked after children and supporting foster carers
Fostering assessments
Training events
Practice Teaching

Paul Jones is responsible for facilitating the Caring Dads programme in partnership with Gorwel / Grŵp Cynefin.

Caring Dads - Helping to Value their Children

Caring Dads is a child centred programme. Paul is an experienced facilitator of the Caring Dads programme and works in partnership with Gorwel – Grŵp Cynefin.

If you are a father or a professional person wishing to refer to the Caring Dads programme – please complete the attached referral form and email to us as soon as possible.

Upcoming groups:-

Conwy area – To be confirmed – pending funding confirmation

Denbighshire area – February 2019 (day sessions)

Isle of Anglesey – September 2019 (evening sessions)

Gwynedd – February 2019 (evening sessions)

Caring Dads is a child centred programme. Paul is an experienced facilitator of the Caring Dads programme and works in partnership with Gorwel – Grŵp Cynefin.

The Caring Dads programme focuses on:-

helping men recognise attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours that support healthy and unhealthy father-child relationships
develop skills for interacting with children in healthy ways
appreciate the impact on children of controlling, intimidating, abusive and neglectful actions including witnessing domestic violence

During Caring Dads, fathers will develop skills to cope in healthy ways with frustrating situations, including:-

Understanding how different fathering strategies and choices affect children
Increasing their awareness of controlling, abusive, and neglectful attitudes and behaviours
Developing strategies to strengthen the father-child relationship

Click below for the Caring Dads Referral form:-

Gorwel Caring Dads Referral Form 1.doc

Eligibility Criteria

Men who are known to have perpetrated domestic abuse – (who uses overly controlling, physical or emotional abusive and/or neglectful parenting strategies)
Men with a history of perpetrating child sexual abuse will not be accepted into the programme
Men need to have a minimal level of acknowledgment of their past abusive behaviour
For further information please contact us by email - info@pauljonesisw.co.uk

Further information in regards to the Caring Dads on this video:-

Advanced Safeguarding Children Training for Education Staff

Course Aim – To provide the participants with the skills and knowledge to understand how to safeguard children and young people from harm.

Learning Outcomes –

A greater understanding of the child protection process and system.
How to identify the signs and symptoms of domestic abuse.
How to manage disclosures of abuse.
To be able to identify disguised compliance in parents involved with Social Services.
The signs and symptoms of child sexual exploitation.
How to identify illness that is fabricated.

"A very informative course delivered in a friendly and relaxed way. Paul's wealth of experience was obvious and because of his expertise, he was able to advise us on a wide range of issues that we were unsure of. Course notes were incredibly useful, especially so for feeding back to colleagues at school. Being relatively new to safeguarding, I now feel far more confident about dealing with disclosures and concerns. A very worthwhile course - thank you Paul!".
Lucy Kelman, Ysgol Pen y Bryn, Colwyn Bay

“I did the Advanced Safeguarding Children with Paul and found the training to be extremely useful. It was an excellent opportunity to gain further insight into the area of Safeguarding, and ask Paul many questions that he was able to answer due his wealth of experience. Paul also supplied many valuable documents around the area of Safeguarding which I found to be very useful”.
Amy Carter, Bangor Independent School.

NEW DATES FOR 2019 TO BE CONFIRMED SOON.

Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015

Learning Outcomes:-

Following the completion of this training you will be able to:-

Introduction to the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015.
Understand what violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence is.
Recognise the signs of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Understand your role in tackling violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Paul Jones has recently provided this training directly to the staff of Anglesey County Council.

Working with Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse

The aim of this course is to provide the participants with the skills, strategies and knowledge to work with male perpetrators of Domestic Abuse.

Learning Outcomes -

How to identify different behaviours in relation to Domestic Abuse
Be able to work with the men in acknowledging the impact and the consequences of their abusive behaviours
To develop and gain confidence in using new skills and strategies to affect change
Assist the men to be more child centred and how to nurture their children
Strategies for collating information regarding the perpetrators for Initial and Core Assessments, LAC Statutory Reviews, Risk Assessments, Court Reports etc

Definition of Power and Control Wheel June 2015.pdf

Teen Abuse in Relationships

Prevention work with young people regarding what is abuse in relationships.

Workshops would cover:-

➢What is abuse in a relationship?
➢Why would someone be abusive?
➢The impact of being in an abusive relationship – the here and now & into the future.
➢What should I do?
➢What to do if someone tells you that they are in an abusive relationship?
➢Who can you talk to?
These workshops are available to secondary schools, youth clubs and any organisation working with young people.

For further information please contact us.

14Nov

Advanced Safeguarding Children Training for Education Staff

£189.24
14/11/2018 09:30 - 14/11/2018 15:30
Ty Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK

Course Aim – To provide the participants with the skills and knowledge to understand how to safeguard children and young people from harm. Learning Outcomes - ➢ A greater understanding of the child protection process and system. ➢ How to identify the signs and symptoms of domestic abuse. ➢ How to manage disclosures of abuse. ➢ To be able to identify disguised compliance in parents involved with Social Services. ➢ The signs and symptoms of child sexual exploitation. ➢ How to identify illness that is fabricated. Trainer Details – Paul Jones is an Independent Social Worker with extensive experience of working for Social Services, NSPCC and secondary schools. To secure your place please contact us by email or book your place through the Eventbrite link. Lunch will be provided.

17Oct

Advanced Safeguarding Children Training for Education Staff

£189.24
17/10/2018 09:30 - 17/10/2018 15:30
Y Galeri, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Course Aim – To provide the participants with the skills and knowledge to understand how to safeguard children and young people from harm. Learning Outcomes - ➢ A greater understanding of the child protection process and system. ➢ How to identify the signs and symptoms of domestic abuse. ➢ How to manage disclosures of abuse. ➢ To be able to identify disguised compliance in parents involved with Social Services. ➢ The signs and symptoms of child sexual exploitation. ➢ How to identify illness that is fabricated. Trainer Details – Paul Jones is an Independent Social Worker with extensive experience of working for Social Services, NSPCC and secondary schools. To secure your place please contact us by email or book your place through the Eventbrite link. Lunch will be provided.

02Aug

Caring Dads Awareness training for referrers

02/08/2018 13:30 - 02/08/2018 16:00
Gorwel, Llangefni

Course Aim – An introduction to the Caring Dads programme and to discuss appropriate service users to be referred. Caring Dads is devoted to ensuring the safety and well being of children through working with fathers who have abused and neglect their children or expose them to abuse of their mothers. Caring Dads is a child centred programme. The Caring Dads program focuses on:- ➢ Helping men recognise attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours that support healthy and unhealthy father-child relationships. ➢ Develop skills for interacting with children in healthy ways. ➢ Appreciate the impact on children of controlling, intimidating, abusive and neglectful actions including witnessing domestic violence. To reserve your space on the above course please contact us on 01248 750903 or gorwel@gorwel.org or through Eventbrite.

02Aug

Caring Dads Awareness training for referrers

02/08/2018 09:30 - 02/08/2018 12:00
Galeri, Caernarfon

Course Aim – An introduction to the Caring Dads programme and to discuss appropriate service users to be referred. Caring Dads is devoted to ensuring the safety and well being of children through working with fathers who have abused and neglect their children or expose them to abuse of their mothers. Caring Dads is a child centred programme. The Caring Dads program focuses on:- ➢ Helping men recognise attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours that support healthy and unhealthy father-child relationships. ➢ Develop skills for interacting with children in healthy ways. ➢ Appreciate the impact on children of controlling, intimidating, abusive and neglectful actions including witnessing domestic violence. To reserve your space on the above course please contact us on 01248 750903 or gorwel@gorwel.org or through Eventbrite.

01Apr

Teen Abuse in Relationships

01/04/2018 09:00
TBC

Prevention work with young people regarding what is abuse in relationships.

01Apr

Men who Foster

01/04/2018 09:00
TBC

This training is available as a one-off training or can be completed over three or four short sessions over a period of 12 months. Please contact us if you need any further information.

01Apr

Fostering Assessment

01/04/2018 09:00
TBC

Paul Jones is an Independent Social Worker who can carry out independent fostering assessment in regards to:- ➢ Form F (Fostering Wales) BAAF ➢ Connected Person / Family and Friends Assessment ➢ Viability Assessment ➢ Special Guardianship Order