by David Niven | Apr 13, 2015 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Media, Mental Health, neglect, policy, Research, service user, Social Work, social work education, Training, victim
BASPCAN (British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) Congress opens with emotional reminder of the voices of victims Guest Blog by Kieran File The 9th BASPCAN Congress opened on Sunday with an emotional...
by David Niven | Jan 27, 2015 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, government, International, law, Learning disability, Mental Health, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, Research, service user, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, Training, victim
This episode has a conversation about a non profit company working with young adults with a learning disability and a bit from me about the comments of Simon Bailey, Chief Constable with a leading role in combatting child sex abuse. He advocates that some...
by David Niven | Dec 5, 2014 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, International, law, Media, Media Training, neglect, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, Research, service user, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, social work education, Training, Training Courses, Uncategorized, victim
An excellent interview with Julie Taylor who Chairs the Congress Committee for the BASPCAN Congress 2015 at the University of Edinburgh. BASPC AN stands for the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. You can find it at...
by David Niven | Nov 30, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, crime, law, Media, Media Training, neglect, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, Research, service user, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, Training, Training Courses, victim
Social work and Media Training. What is the image of social work in the media? How long will social workers be the targets for allowing children to be abused or the elderly to be dehumanised? Probably as long as we avoid looking too closely at ourselves and demand...
by David Niven | Oct 24, 2014 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, depression, International, Media, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, Research, service user, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, Training, Training Courses, Uncategorized
An interview with Guy Shennan, the recently elected Chair of the British Association of Social Workers. Then, a short interview I gave on the situation in Birmingham concerning stress in social work and its impact on morale and service delivery. Guy Shennan qualified...
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...