Social Worker's Statutory Home Visit Workbook

The Social Worker’s Statutory Home Visit Workbook

Tools, Reflections, and Recording Templates for Child Protection Practice

By Elaine Nembhard

Price: £6.99 (PDF download)

This practical workbook is designed for children’s social workers carrying out statutory home visits. It brings together clear templates, structured guidance, and reflective tools to support meaningful, child-focused practice.

Developed by experienced social worker and trainer Elaine Nembhard, the workbook supports social workers to plan, carry out, and record their visits with greater clarity and confidence. Whether newly qualified or experienced, professionals will find this a helpful companion for everyday frontline work.

What’s Inside:

• A structured home visit recording form with key prompts
• Tools to support analysis, reflection, and defensible decision-making
• Guidance on disguised compliance, manipulation, and professional curiosity
• Space for observations, direct work, and actions agreed with families

Why Use This Resource?

Home visits are more than a statutory requirement — they offer insight into the child’s lived experience. This workbook helps practitioners stay focused on what matters, avoid surface-level reassurance, and hold onto child-centred thinking even in complex cases.

Format: PDF download.

Printing enabled. Editing restricted to protect the integrity of the content.

Organisational licences available on request.