I am a registered qualified Social Worker in Private Practice, who obtained my BA Social Work (Hons) degree at the University of Pretoria in 1990. I have gained over 10 years of experience; working in legal and supportive social work services at various welfare organisations. I entered Private Practice in 2009, and rendered forensic investigations in care and contact disputes and allegations of child sexual abuse. I have rendered counselling, therapeutic, and crisis management services to schools/students in the Centurion/Pretoria area. I trained mental health professionals, social workers, teachers, early childhood development students in child protection, child abuse awareness, social emotional well-being, and child development. I have completed various forensic assessment training courses from 2012 to 2019 at FACT (Forensic Assessment Consultation Training). I have developed and presented training manual for mental health professionals “From Law to Practice” - Guidelines in understanding children’s rights and the Children’s Act 38 of 2005. I provided professional supportive development services to peer social workers in matters related to best interests of the Child and Parental responsibilities and rights investigations, as well as operational and administrative case management of matters in Private Practice. Moreover, I conducted numerous online counselling services during COVID-19. In 2021 I completed Master’s degree at the University of Western Cape, Social Work Department in Child and Family Studies (Research) Cum Laude. I have conducted my research project in 2020 during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The specialisation of investigations into care and contact matters conducted by social workers in private practice, and my own journey since 2009 were the main motivators for my thesis. The need to understand this specialisation will continue in further investigation and addressing the challenges of social workers when interacting with the legal system.