by David Niven | Feb 11, 2014 | Children, Social Work
World Social Work Day is on the 18th March 2014 and I’m sure there will be a lot of discussion, debate and celebration of the occasion. The Executive Committee of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) has put forward a new proposed global...
by David Niven | Feb 10, 2014 | Social Work
The self image of social workers is often as confused as the public image I’ve found that up and down the country there’s a great variation in morale and how we see ourselves as a profession. Not all social workers seem to accept the label of...
by David Niven | Feb 5, 2014 | Children, Mental Health, Social Work
Is the Social Model of Disability socially accepted? I don’t think so. For many years now, thinking has mainly leant towards the Social Model of Disability where it’s not a persons impairment that makes them disabled, but a lack of provision in society and...
by David Niven | Feb 4, 2014 | Children, Children & Social Care, Social Work
Reading Jenni Randall’s comments in Professional Social Work Magazine this week I am reminded that many people perceive difficulties in challenging local authorities in family court proceedings. It is true that a defensive wall can be thrown up in the view of...
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 28, 2014 | Mental Health, Social Work
In social work the opportunity to reflect on your practice is often neglected. The supervisory element of the job is, for a number of reasons, often focussed just on operational matters and case loads. Was this person seen? Did you follow the correct procedures? Have...
