Sarah Martin

Worth is a specialist Domestic Abuse Service that supports individuals and families at high risk of harm or homicide as a result of domestic abuse. I am a qualified IDVA and I work to identify, assess and assist people at risk.

I now work as a Domestic Abuse Practitioner within the Family Safeguarding Model based in the Central Team

As a Early Help Family Support Keyworker. my role included:

• Developed integral relations with families and external agencies for holistic service delivery.
• Supported and advised parents regarding various issues and signposted additional services.
• Evaluated needs through common assessment framework, prescribed screening tools and models of engagement.

As a Substance Misuse Practitioner within HMP Ford. I helped develop and deliver substance misuse services, ensuring that high quality treatment interventions are delivered to service users within alcohol and drugs problems within the forensic service. I also offered 121 support and would be work closely with the Probation Service and if appropriate would be part of parole board hearings, and assist with prisoner resettlement

As a Substance Misuse Practitioner, I supported ,male services users who had been sentenced to a DRR previously a (DTTO) these are community sentences issued to Class A drug users that are designed to assist them overcome their addictions / criminality and avoid being sentenced to term of imprisonment

The main aims were to help offenders follow a action plan and self manage drug use and criminal activity. This was accompanied by regular drug testing. I would also attend Brighton Magistrates Court on a monthly basis to update the Judge on the progress of the individual

As an arrest referral worker I worked in across many police custody suites including Sutton, Croydon and Kingston to provide assessment's and advice to offenders arrested for those key offences or who test positive for Class A drugs. The assessments would usually take place at the police station at the point of arrest. For those offenders who want to engage with drug services and are released on bail, I would make the appropriate onward referral and offer the offender encouragement and support to take up the help offered