066 Ruth ALLEN Chief Executive...
Dr Ruth Allen joined the British Association of Social Workers as Chief Executive on 11th April 2016. She was previously Director of...
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065 Dept for Education Review ...
Alan Wood has been asked by the Secretary of State, Nicky Morgan MP and the Minister, Edward Timpson MP to lead a fundamental review...
read more064 Review of Safeguarding Chi...
The Government announced just before Christmas a review of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
read more063 Michael Hames. Police pion...
My guest is Michael Hames who I’ve known for 20 years and whom I worked with on several initiatives and investigations starting...
read moreAssociation of Independent LSC...
This was our resolution following the Annual Conference of Independent Chairs of Safeguarding Children Boards. PROTECT CHILDREN AT...
read more062 DONALD FINDLATER– Lu...
Lucy Faithfull Foundation believes that child sexual abuse is preventable and that we can have a society where children are free from...
read more061 A Magazine for Autumn
Hello again after the Summer! I thought I’d use this chance to reflect on a few of the significant events over the last month...
read moreGuest Blog from Maggie Mellon ...
Guest blog from Maggie Mellon, Vice Chair of The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Stand up for social work by joining...
read moreThe Green House Charity.
I invited the Chair of this charity, Steve Livings, to describe the vital work it does. I have also been a Trustee of the Green House...
read more060 Dr Simon Lenton – Ch...
We talk of his commitment to child and family friendly health care and the background to this internationally endorsed initiative with its relevance to multi agency work in safeguarding.
read more059 Papyrus– Youth Suici...
I talked to Alice Newton , the suicide prevention training co-ordinator for Papyrus, a national charity dedicated to supporting young...
read more058 Professor Harry Ferguson o...
This is another podcast from the highly successful BASPCAN Congress held at Edinburgh University. Professor Harry Ferguson on social...
read more057 International Federation o...
Representing over 1 million social workers world wide, IFSW has NGO status at the UN and represents the different ways that the...
read more056 Social Work in Scotland an...
Following the general election I thought it interesting to hear about what’s happening in these two countries.
read more055 Self Leadership in Social ...
Subtitled “Reflections from practice”a new book by Bill McKitterick that offers a fresh and innovative view on leadership for social workers and managers.
read more054 Mandatory Reporting Debate
The formal debate on mandatory reporting took place at the BASPCAN Congress in Edinburgh where a packed theatre voted substantially against the proposal initially and , at the end, still voted against but with a much reduced majority.
read more053 BASPCAN Congress interview...
John Devaney MBE, Director of Social Work Education at Queens University , Belfast who Chaired the Congress gives his thoughts on the success of the event. Then, to follow, Sue Berelowitz, the Deputy Children’s Commissioner for England, talks about new initiatives and improved chances to hear the voice of the child.
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BASPCAN (British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) Congress opens with emotional reminder of the...
read more052 Child Trafficking & M...
Bharti’s passion to challenge the root causes of child exploitation and abuse underpins her leadership role with ECPAT UK, where she has overseen important changes to law and policy in the area of child protection and trafficking prevention.
read more051 Child Protection
It certainly has been child protection week! With the Prime Minister announcing his ideas for professionals in child protection to be charged with ‘wilful neglect’
read moreThe person not the party.
We should look to the person not the party when the dust has settled and the real work on the historic child abuse inquiry starts.
read more050 A Story of Historic Abuse
With the announcement of the new Chair of the Historic Abuse Inquiry this is a story that should be referred to that inquiry as I...
read more049 Young adults & learni...
This episode has a conversation about a non profit company working with young adults with a learning disability and a bit from me...
read more048 Jane Devine Social Work Sc...
She talks of initiatives, political support, policy priorities and hopes for the future in a wide ranging interview.
read moreSex offending legislation
A couple of years ago, I made a Freedom of Information request asking how many British men had been prosecuted under this legislation since its inception 17 years ago
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