ARE YOU A LEGAL PROFESSIONAL?Choose CUBAS with confidence for the child, parent or guardian you represent…

CUBAS complies fully with practice directions for experts in family cases relating to children, and all assessment work is of course fully WTPN guidance and Re D compliant. CUBAS has been very widely welcomed by courts since its’ introduction in 2021. This highly effective specialist assessment is welcomed by Judges legal professionals and Guardians who are keen to utilise more change and growth oriented approaches to full, accessible, fair and robust assessment. CUBAS specialist assessments afford sound, evidence based decision making, in the most timely way for children, without remotely compromising in depth or quality. CUBAS frequently saves the court precious time.

2025 Guide for Legal Professionals

Every assessment is individually tailored for the parent and their unique circumstances.

The average duration of a single full assessment is between 6-8 weeks (10 weeks max) to fully assess and comprehensively report. Where indicated, assessment duration, session duration and frequency are carefully adapted.

Please click on the link below to see the full guide to CUBAS for legal professionals and FAQs.

Email CUBAS at info@cubas.co.uk for the full list of ISWs and residential assessment centres who have consented to their contact details being shared. We are not agents for them. You can communicate directly with full confidence in their CUBAS credentials.

You can also secure a free 45 min info and Q&A session via MS teams for your colleagues via email to info@cubas.co.uk

The link below is to an E booklet Guide to CUBAS for legal professionals.

2025 Guide for Legal Professionals

Free Online Presentation.

Why not contact us for a free online presentation about CUBAS with Q&A? Email info@cubas.co.uk to book your presentation for your team.

Cleverly Designed Tools & Processes.

A CUBAS ASSESSMENT IS NOT A PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMME, but the range of cleverly designed tools and engaging facilitation activities really do promote change wherever change is possible. Parents’ capacity to learn and develop is gauged throughout the process. The assessor uses the most relevant and up to date integral assessment tools to facilitate meaningful engagement and understanding. All CUBAS assessments recommend relevant support to further reduce/negate risk and support ongoing change where possible.

CUBAS reports are Re D [2016] compliant.

CUBAS takes all reasonable steps to involve parents in the assessment.
CUBAS considers whether the parent can be a ‘good enough’ parent with ongoing support.
CUBAS incorporates full consideration of support needs for parents with learning difficulties.
CUBAS ensures that the parents’ competencies are not judged against stricter or harsher standards than any other parent.

Comprehensive reports for court and easy read reports for the parents.

CUBAS provides the format for comprehensive reporting with clear evidence using simple colour-coded ratings of risk and support needs. A shorter simplified visual report is provided for parents. When required, the local authority is encouraged to provide a translated and audio recorded parent report.

Experience and Credentials.

CUBAS benefits from it’s creators having over five decades of expertise in high quality assessments. Geraldine Wetherell and Clair Chamberlain are highly respected expert witnesses with a wealth of experience across a wide range of cultural contrasts.

CUBAS training and licensing demands full social work qualification and ongoing Social Work England registration (or Scotland / Wales / Ireland equivalent). Independent social workers undertaking CUBAS assessments are required to have completed a post qualifying period of no less than three years. Local authorities have discretion for training and licensing of delegates with a lesser post qualifying period, subject to their own measurements of their readiness and experience.

Are you a legal professional with questions?

Call: 0330 043 4128 | Email:info@CUBAS.co.uk