by David Niven | Nov 17, 2014 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, depression, Media, Mental Health, neglect, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, Research, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work, social work education, Training, Uncategorized, victim
Tessa Munt serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills.Tessa was inspired to pursue a career in politics by her grandfather who took up politics in his adopted country, Kenya, serving as...
by David Niven | Oct 14, 2014 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, law, neglect, Podcasts, Research, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, social work education, Training, Training Courses
Three more great interviews from this year’s JSWEConference. Such a rich vein of content. I hope you enjoy them. Today’s interviews include Juliet Koprowska , Senior Lecturer in Social Work at York University talking about exploring the use of self,...
by David Niven | Sep 19, 2014 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, law, neglect, Research, service user, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, traffiking, Uncategorized, victim
This is a guest blog by Peter Garsden , leading child abuse lawyer. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced government plans to introduce new laws aimed to protect the rights of victims in England and Wales. With the right of victims of crime to directly...
by David Niven | Aug 29, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, Media, neglect, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work, traffiking, Training
This is the article I produced for the Guardian online yesterday about the Rotherham report:- “When Alexis Jay talked to her report on Rotherham you could see and feel the emotion behind it. The very thought of hundreds of young children being raped , traded and...
by David Niven | Aug 23, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, neglect, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
This episode has two interviews I gave on topical child care subjects. The first talks about the influence of Peter Righton , a convicted abuser who was influential in changing systems of care for looked after children in the 1980s and 1990s. There still could be...