by David Niven | Mar 10, 2014 | Social Media, Social Work
I was really pleased to be invited on to Jonathan Singer’s Social Work Podcast – one of the leading social work podcasts in the United States. Jonathan is an assistant professor of Social Work at Temple University and a licensed clinical social worker who...
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 | Mar 7, 2014 | Children, Social Work
I’ve been mulling this story around for a month or so now, trying to get my head around whether it had much credibility or not. In the end I think it probably did not, the intention was probably sincere but my goodness the delivery seemed incredibly naive. Sir...
by David Niven | Mar 6, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Mental Health, Social Work
Many of us have heard of, or come across, foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and the way it effects brain development of a baby. It was discovered by two doctors in the United States in 1973 and the seriousness of the condition is directly related to the amount of alcohol...
by David Niven | Mar 4, 2014 | Media, Social Media, Social Work
Compass Jobs Fair I’ll be speaking on the 19th March in Birmingham at the Compass Jobs Fair following ‘World Social Work Day’. It’s an event which draws together so many qualified workers and others looking for new challenges in a day...
by David Niven | Mar 3, 2014 | Children, Social Work
Child Obesity The shock headlines in the Daily Mirror suggesting that at least 74 children had been received into care due to being obese was of course misleading – the physical condition of the child was just one factor in all the cases of obesity in under...
