by David Niven | Aug 1, 2014 | Bristol, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Training, Training Courses
Jane Evans, trauma parenting specialist, discusses the important issue of child to parent abuse ahead of Mirror or Mirage?: Is Adolescent to Parent Abuse a mirror image of Domestic Abuse, or is this simply a mirage? Are there cross-overs or contrasts between Parent...
by David Niven | Jun 27, 2014 | Bristol, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Media, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work, Training
TV and Radio interviews reflecting child protection cases. I often get approached to give these in response to negative stories as the former Chair of BASW; I feel they should be shared within the social work community to discuss the cases in a balanced view rather...
by David Niven | Jun 5, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Media, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media
This Podcast features Jon Brown as my guest. We talk of developments in child protection, the work of the NSPCC and the future strategy and digital importance in safeguarding children. Since April 2010 he has been in post as Head of Strategy and Development with the...
by David Niven | May 30, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Todays announcement by the NSPCC that over the last year cases of emotional abuse referred by them to Children’s Social Services or the police had risen by nearly 50% reignites the debate concerning the Action for Children proposal to introduce the so call...
by David Niven | May 22, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, International, Media, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work
I highlight the future interviews scheduled for the programme including Dame Tessa Jowell. – Privatising child protection services – I reflect on the Children’s Minister Edward Timpson’s latest comments on the current issue about the...
by David Niven | May 14, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, International, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Two stories in the news today bring home the good and the bad things that surround our children’s safety. Firstly, the police in Oxford announced that 50-60 young women had been further identified as victims of the paedophile ring that operated for 8 years in...