by David Niven | May 8, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, International, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work
Jim – “I have never ever met anybody in the safeguarding community who didn’t care about the people they were going in to protect” Jim Gamble brings over thirty years experience from the world of protective services and a strong reputation for...
by David Niven | May 1, 2014 | Media, Podcasts, Social Media, Training, Uncategorized
I’ve included an interview from The Media Show on the BBC for you. We discuss adoption and surrounding topics as well as, in my view, the hugely important subject of media representation of social care. We need to stop confusing confidentiality with secrecy and...
by David Niven | Apr 24, 2014 | Bristol, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Mental Health, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
In conjunction with British Association of the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) David Niven Associates (DNA) hosted This is my childhood; there will be no other. The conference tackled early intervention of the ‘toxic trio’ of...
by David Niven | Apr 10, 2014 | Children, Children & Social Care, Podcasts, Social Work
Initially I debate the current topic in the UK – should social services, especially child protection, be moved to the private sector? Julian Le Grand has created a storm by saying that services are inadequate and this would be drastically improved by...
by David Niven | Apr 3, 2014 | Bristol, Children, Podcasts
The guest this week is Sandra Trotman Meadows – the Chief Executive Officer of PEYTU, a Bristol based charity providing training and consultancy to the Children & Young People’s workforce. The interview focusses on early years and the influences of the...
by David Niven | Mar 27, 2014 | Podcasts
The Development Manager for Disabled Children’s Services at the Ann Craft Trust (ACT) Sarah Goff and I discuss the role of ACT in safeguarding disabled children and vulnerable adults, and specifically Sarah’s position in the organisation. We discuss the...
