by David Niven | Feb 6, 2014 | Podcasts
Stalking in the UK Deona Hooper informs me of Social Work Helper and its role in aiding social workers to be represented more fairly in the media. I discuss stalking, it’s impact and training for police, social workers, medics and teachers as well as the...
by David Niven | Jan 30, 2014 | Children & Social Care, Mental Health, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Peter Garsden is the senior partner at Abney Garsden solicitors. He is my guest this week. We discuss the changing landscape for survivors since he set up the Child Abuse Department in 1994 which he is head of and is now the largest dedicated Abuse compensation...
by David Niven | Jan 23, 2014 | Podcasts, Uncategorized
This week an interview with Annie Hudson, Chief Executive of the College of Social work. Previously Director of Social Services for Bristol, she discusses the role of the College, the challenges ahead for the profession, the image of social work and the impact of...
by David Niven | Jan 16, 2014 | Child Abuse, International, Podcasts, Social Work
An excellent interview with Bridget Robb – Chief Executive at the British Association of Social Workers. We discuss the state of social work in the UK and globally, the political and environmental factors of social work and the role of the British Association of...
by David Niven | Jan 9, 2014 | International, Podcasts
This weeks podcast focuses on communities, their importance and their erosion over the years and the knock on damage to society in general. I look at this nationally through the work of Shelter, new towns, homelessness and the changes high-rise buildings have made to...
by David Niven | Dec 31, 2013 | Child Abuse, Conference, Podcasts, Social Work
John Devaney Director of Education, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Queens University Belfast and Chair of British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) discusses child protection and early childhood development. BASPSCAN...