by David Niven | Feb 18, 2014 | International, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Social work and rehabilitation There are a substantial body of people worried about the privatisation of social work and the drifting away of the profession to be governed by the market place. In work and historical terms the probation service is a close cousin of...
by David Niven | Feb 13, 2014 | Child Abuse, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work
BBC Radio interview where, as an independent child protection expert, I am asked to discuss my opinions following the acquittal of celebrities in abuse cases. Secondly, I look at social media with regards to the role and responsibilities of Professional Social Work...
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 16, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, International, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Once again a terrible demonstration by law enforcement and other agencies of the sheer volume of people interested in sexual activity with children. The ‘sting’ organised by the Dutch authorities using an avatar called Sweetie – a representation of a 10 year old...
by David Niven | Jan 15, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Media, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Gary Glitter, Jonathan King, Jimmy Savile, Stewart Hall were all convicted of child abuse. Bill Roache, Dave Lee Travis and Rolf Harris are all on trial for alleged abuse. Freddie Starr was rearrested today with allegations of sex abuse. I started thinking about all...
by David Niven | Jan 14, 2014 | Child Abuse, Media, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Changing the image of social work I was interviewed on BBC radio about a social worker in Swindon who had been struck off for falsifying records and failing to act when a young girl with learning difficulties disclosed abuse. It wasn’t the bad practice...
