by David Niven | Jan 27, 2014 | Children, Children & Social Care, Media, Social Work
I was part of a child protection panel today on an online forum organised by The Guardian. I shouldn’t have been surprised but once again the numbers of people contributing who had grievances about the child protection system were considerable. It’s often...
by David Niven | Jan 16, 2014 | Child Abuse, International, Podcasts, Social Work
An excellent interview with Bridget Robb – Chief Executive at the British Association of Social Workers. We discuss the state of social work in the UK and globally, the political and environmental factors of social work and the role of the British Association of...
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...
by David Niven | Jan 8, 2014 | Children, Social Work
The technological scourge There’s another report today from ChildLine that it’s seen a large increase in the number of children contacting it concerned with online bullying. Cyber bullying is defined as ‘the wilful and repeated harm inflicted through...
by David Niven | Jan 3, 2014 | Media, Media Training, Social Work, Training
BASW Media Training With the recent media training I delivered to the new professional officers at the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) it made me think again about how important it is to hear the voices of social workers in the UK. There’s so...
by David Niven | Jan 2, 2014 | Bristol, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
This is my childhood; there will be no other Domestic violence, substance misuse and chronic mental health problems are together a toxic environment for very young children, the professionals who have to judge their safety often need more support themselves in...
