by David Niven | Jan 26, 2024 | adult safeguarding, charity, Children & Social Care, disability, education, Latest Episode, Podcasts, schools, Social Work, Training, Uncategorized
Grantown Remakery is a charity based in the Scottish Highlands, in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park near Aviemore. I talked about this, a year or so ago, with George Livingstone as the guest. It seemed a good idea to see how they weathered the pandemic and...
by David Niven | Aug 5, 2022 | charity, Children, Children & Social Care, disability, education, Latest Episode, Mental Health, Podcasts, safeguarding, schools, Uncategorized
Grantown Remakery is a small but important charity which I talked about, a year or so ago, with George Livingstone as the guest.It seemed a good idea to see how they weathered the pandemic and did George have views on how the wider community could support the causes...
by David Niven | Nov 1, 2021 | adult care, charity, Children & Social Care, covid19, disability, discrimination, education, government, health, humanitarian, International, Latest Episode, Mental Health, Myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.), Podcasts, Research, Training
Sonya Chowdhury is the Chief Executive of UK Charity Action for M.E., working with children, families and adults affected by the neurological condition M.E.; a role served since September 2012. Myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.) affects 250,000 people in the...
by David Niven | Sep 10, 2021 | charity, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, disability, discrimination, education, Latest Episode, Learning disability, Podcasts, safeguarding, Social Work, Training
Sarah Goff, Development Manager – Safeguarding Young People Sarah is ACT Disabled Young People Manager, she has over twenty years’ experience in the fields of child protection and social care. She is an expert in the field of safeguarding disabled children and her...
by David Niven | Feb 19, 2021 | Children, Children & Social Care, children's end of life care, covid19, depression, disability, education, government, health, Latest Episode, Media, Podcasts, Social Media
I talk with Laura Robertson from Children’s Hospice South West about how we offer end of life care to our young children and their families. Laura joined Children’s Hospice South West back in June 2017 after many years of fundraising for both small and large...
by David Niven | Nov 16, 2020 | adult care, Children, Children & Social Care, depression, disability, education, environment, health, Latest Episode, Learning disability, Mental Health, Podcasts, safeguarding, schools, Social Work, social work education, Uncategorized
This programme highlights a much needed service in mental health awareness raising. It’s like a training programme for ‘social lifeguards’—training people to identify, support and refer on, if needed , those struggling with all types of mental...
