Our Services
Drawing on over 30 years of social work experience, specialising in unaccompanied young asylum seekers, trafficked children, community care, homeless persons and criminal justice assessments and now delivering robust independent legal assessments for solicitors and NGOs nationwide, some of our services are covered below:
Care Reviews
Comprehensive care assessments for both young people and adults to determine support requirements and ensure compliance with statutory social care duties.
Age Inquiries
Rigorous age assessments for unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked young people, adhering to current legal standards and trauma-informed methodologies.
Parenting Assessments
Assessing parents’ capacity to care for their children and providing clear, evidence‑based parenting assessments.
About Us
As the Lead Practitioner at KISWA, Diane Cabrey offers over thirty years of professional social work experience. She is a registered social worker with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and a member of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). Her expertise is recognized at a policy level, having contributed to the Scottish Government’s official statutory guidance on age assessment practice in Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/publications/age-assessment-practice-guidance-scotland/pages/2/
Email kiswa.dc@outlook.com
Available in-person or online throughout Scotland
Law firms, local authorities, and NGOs can instruct KISWA for expert assessments across Scotland and the UK.
We deliver a flexible approach through remote or in-person sessions.
Detailed credentials and references are available upon request to assist with commissioning requirements.
To discuss a potential instruction, please get in touch with brief case details and preferred timescales.