Colin Nagle is a professionally qualified and CORU-registered Social Worker with over a decade of experience working directly with children and families across Ireland and the United Kingdom. Colin has extensive experience in court-related work, including the preparation of detailed reports and assessments, and the provision of professional evidence. Colin has demonstrated expertise in child centred assessment, safety planning, risk management, and therapeutic intervention, utilising evidence based practice models such as Signs of Safety and Trauma-Informed Practice.

Colin has overseen complex cases involving court proceedings, multi-agency collaboration, risk management, and child protection planning. Colin maintains high standards of professional practice and continually develops his professional knowledge, ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, guidelines, and protocols, while ensuring the consistent implementation of best practice and evidence based models.

Colin has worked extensively with families experiencing complex and challenging circumstances, using the Signs of Safety framework to collaboratively develop practical safety plans aimed at preventing further harm to children. Colin has managed complex caseloads, balancing crisis intervention with long-term safety planning, with a strong emphasis on building naturally connected support networks to safeguard children within the family unit.

Colin has authored comprehensive reports for court proceedings and child protection conferences, providing clear safeguarding recommendations and ensuring that the voice of the child is central to all assessments. Colin is a strong advocate for children’s rights and works to ensure their views are heard and considered in decision-making processes.

Qualifications

‍2012 – 2014 | Masters in Social Work – University College Cork, Ireland

2007 - 2010 | BSocSc - Bachelor of Social Science – University College Cork, Ireland

Further Education and Training

‍2026 – Present | Monthly Professional and Training Sessions with TIGALA.

2024 | Introduction to Children First, Implementing Children First in TUSLA & Children First in Action – TUSLA response to a Child Protection and Welfare Concern

2025 | Everyday Management and Leadership Programme UCD Smurfit Business School and TUSLA

2025 | Working with Domestic Violence, Abuse and Coercive Control

2024 | Violence, Harassment and Aggression Training

2024 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills

2024 | CASP Training – Level 02

2024 | Children Who Have Sexually Harmed: Considerations and Safety Planning

2024 | Cumulative Harm Training

2022 | CASP Training – Level 01

2012 | Response Ability Pathways (RAP Training)

2021 | Signs of Safety Child Protection and Welfare Staff2017 | Child and Youth Participation Training – TUSLA

2019 | Supporting Foster Carers & Sexual Abuse

2019 | Understanding Sex Offenders: Foundation Course in Behavioural Analysis

2018 | AIM Training – Assessment Module

2018 | Trauma-Informed Training (iCoN)

2017 | Signs of Safety

Areas of Special Interest

• Child’s rights based approach to Social Work;

• Intimate partner violence/coercive control and the impact on the child;

• Trauma informed social work;

• Developmental Trauma;

• Kinship Care;

• Neuro scientific discourse in social policy;

• Harm Reduction discourse in social policy.

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Professional Membership

Colin Nagle is registered with CORU.

Colin Nagle is fully Garda Vetted.

Colin Nagle is a member of NAGALRO Professional Association for Children’s Guardians, Family Advisers and Independent Social Workers.