by David Niven | Nov 26, 2021 | charity, Children & Social Care, covid19, Diplomacy, health, International, Latest Episode, Podcasts, Research, Social Work, social work education, Training Courses, Uncategorized
Professor Johnston Hong-Chung WONG talks of social work in mainland China and Hong Kong as well as an organisation he co-founded —Social Workers Across Borders. Johnston Wong, Professor in Social Work and Social Administration, started his career as a youth...
by David Niven | Nov 1, 2021 | adult care, charity, Children & Social Care, covid19, disability, discrimination, education, government, health, humanitarian, International, Latest Episode, Mental Health, Myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.), Podcasts, Research, Training
Sonya Chowdhury is the Chief Executive of UK Charity Action for M.E., working with children, families and adults affected by the neurological condition M.E.; a role served since September 2012. Myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.) affects 250,000 people in the...
by David Niven | Sep 10, 2021 | charity, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, disability, discrimination, education, Latest Episode, Learning disability, Podcasts, safeguarding, Social Work, Training
Sarah Goff, Development Manager – Safeguarding Young People Sarah is ACT Disabled Young People Manager, she has over twenty years’ experience in the fields of child protection and social care. She is an expert in the field of safeguarding disabled children and her...
by David Niven | Mar 29, 2021 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, government, Latest Episode, law, law enforcement, Media, Podcasts, schools, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work, traffiking, Training, Training Courses
Lt. Joseph E. Laramie, ret. Program Manager National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College. Joe has been involved in combatting crimes against children for over three decades in senior law enforcement positions. He is a Program Manager...
by David Niven | Dec 15, 2020 | Children, Children & Social Care, education, environment, government, health, Latest Episode, Mental Health, Podcasts, policy, safeguarding, schools, social work education, women
Monique is the Chief Executive Officer of Carya, a role she began in September of 2020. She is also the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Organization of Social Workers and ( along with myself ) an Advisory Board Member of the Global Institute of Social...
by David Niven | Nov 16, 2020 | adult care, Children, Children & Social Care, depression, disability, education, environment, health, Latest Episode, Learning disability, Mental Health, Podcasts, safeguarding, schools, Social Work, social work education, Uncategorized
This programme highlights a much needed service in mental health awareness raising. It’s like a training programme for ‘social lifeguards’—training people to identify, support and refer on, if needed , those struggling with all types of mental...
