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 30, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, International, Media, Media Training, Mental Health, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, Research, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, Training, Training Courses
RUTH SMITH is Editor and Content Director of Community Care, the multi-award winning information service for social workers. She is responsible for all content and digital products across Community Care, from the news website communitycare.co.uk to the paid for...
by David Niven | Sep 16, 2014 | Children, Children & Social Care, Media, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, service user, Social Media, Social Work, social work education
An interview with Alan Wood, President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services. Currently DCS for Hackney and previously Chief Executive of the Learning Trust credited for taking education in Hackney from the worst in the country to a position of...
by David Niven | Sep 5, 2014 | Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Media, Podcasts, Research, service user, Social Media, Social Work, Training
Three more interviews from the Joint Social Work Education Conference. Firstly Clare Parkinson,Lucille Allain and Helen Hingley-Jones exploring contemporary uses of baby and young child observation. Secondly, David McKendrick talking of a mixed method evaluation of...
by David Niven | Aug 29, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, Media, neglect, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work, traffiking, Training
This is the article I produced for the Guardian online yesterday about the Rotherham report:- “When Alexis Jay talked to her report on Rotherham you could see and feel the emotion behind it. The very thought of hundreds of young children being raped , traded and...
by David Niven | Aug 29, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Media, Podcasts, Research, Social Media, Social Work, Training, Training Courses, Uncategorized
Three more excellent interviews from the Joint Social Work Education Conference at Royal Holloway, University of London. Firstly, Tim Kelly , Dean of Social Work and Community Education who Chaired the whole event, talks of his vision of social work. Then Amanda...