Promentium is a team of experienced children’s social workers. We provide online consultations and other care services to help you enjoy safe and rewarding family time with your child.
Our social workers are trusted by solicitors, courts and families to provide expert reports and assessments based on a strict social care framework.
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Promentium is made up of a team of highly experienced, qualified independent social workers.
Our team has over 30 years post-qualification experience as social workers, with expertise in:
Our qualified independent social workers bring a unique blend of expertise, objectivity, and compassion to every assessment they undertake.
With extensive frontline experience and a deep understanding of social care frameworks, they provide clear, evidence‑based insights that support informed social contact plans.
Their independent status ensures a balanced, unbiased perspective, while their commitment to ethical practice places the needs, rights, and wellbeing of children and families at the centre of every assessment.
Promentium can provide you with professional social care assessments and contact plans that can be used to help establish and determine contact. These can be used by the:
Promentium was founded by Keith Patrick, an experienced children’s social worker with 34 years experience. Following many years as a social worker, in 2017 Keith became an independent reviewing officer and independent chair for child protection.
He started Promentium to provide parents with more specialist expertise, tailored to the case in hand.
Our independent social workers provide a range of social work services including online consultations and plans, supervised visits and social care assessments.
Yes, we can provide independent social worker services outside of the UK, including the USA, Australia and UAE.
How much an independent social worker costs depends upon the service you require. You can book a Consultation online for £95.00. This will include a 55-min consultation with an independent social worker and will be followed up with the provision of a dedicated contact plan which you can present to family court.
Our independent social workers specialise in safeguarding, family dynamics and risk assessments. Whereas, solicitors are specialists in law and focus on drafting legal documents and representing you in court.
As a more affordable solution, our independent social workers can spend more time assessing your case, finding the right solutions and looking beyond the legal facts. They can also offer specialist reports to be presented in court or tribunals.
Solicitors are key to the legal side, whereas independent social workers will look at the more practical aspects of visitation. For many people, that practical guidance is what actually moves things forward.
An independent social worker is a freelance expert who has previous experience working within the local authority. Because they are independent they will have greater flexibility in terms of time and getting to know your case and individual requirements.
