by David Niven | Mar 21, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Social work under pressure A massive rise in child protection cases in Coventry is another reflection of the pressure that social workers in children’s services are having to endure. The BBC have reported that following the death of Daniel Pelka two years ago by...
by David Niven | Mar 14, 2014 | Bristol, Child Abuse, Children, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Training
I have a lifetime of knowledge in child protection and therefore offer Child Protection training through my company, so I want to share my training experiences. Infant schools, primary schools and secondary schools are all sending staff to these courses and some...
by David Niven | Mar 7, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Faye Dicker of Freelance Bristol Mum and I discuss some of the headlines that have made the papers this week. Included are the risks and effects of older fathers, pushy parenting, drinking alcohol during pregnancy and obesity on the lives of children. These topics...
by David Niven | Feb 26, 2014 | Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Training
The Never Changing Face A BBC news article calls for special training to recognise the signs of domestic violence following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishing new guidance to raise awareness. It’s both fascinating and...
by David Niven | Feb 21, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, International, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
I’ve talked in the past about identifying victims of abuse world wide and the difficulties inherent to agencies in that task. The International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) image database is a global sharing mechanism between law enforcement agencies...
by David Niven | Feb 20, 2014 | Bristol, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
An interview with an old friend of the programme Jane Evans who is speaking at ‘This is my childhood’ conference. We discuss trauma in childhood, parenting styles, domestic violence, mental health and substance misuse. These areas are all vitally important...
