by David Niven | Jun 21, 2018 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Media, neglect, Podcasts, policy, safeguarding, Social Media, Social Work, Training, Uncategorized
Welcome again to the podcast. Today it’s safeguarding and the perspective of a senior manager in a large local authority. Jim Hopkinson qualified as a Social Worker at University of Oxford in 1992. In addition to working as a children’s front line social worker...
by David Niven | Dec 20, 2017 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, government, law, Media, Podcasts, policy, Research, safeguarding, Social Work, social work education, Uncategorized
Robert Goodwill MP was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Education on 12 June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP for Scarborough and Whitby in 2005. He is Minister of State for Children and Families. His responsibilities include: child protection...
by David Niven | Dec 13, 2016 | abuse, adult care, crime, depression, government, health, law, Learning disability, Mental Health, neglect, Podcasts, policy, Research, safeguarding, Social Work, Training, Uncategorized
Jonathan Phillips is a qualified social worker. For many years he worked in social services in a number of frontline, training and management roles. He then moved to the voluntary sector as a Director with National Deaf Children’s Society. An interest in Deaf...
by David Niven | Nov 20, 2016 | Children, Children & Social Care, government, health, International, law, Mental Health, Podcasts, policy, Research, social work education, Training, Uncategorized
Dr Tan Ngoh Tiong is Professor of Social Work and former Dean of School of Human Development and Social Services, SIM University Singapore. He is the Chair of the Global Institute of Social Work, was Co-chair of Commonwealth Organization for Social Workers (COSW),...
by David Niven | Oct 27, 2016 | adult care, Children & Social Care, government, health, law, Mental Health, policy, Research, Social Work, Training, Uncategorized
Sonya Chowdhury took over as Chief Executive of Action for M.E., the UK’s leading charity for people affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.), in September 2012. Following Sonya’s appointment, Action for M.E. carried out a full root and branch review of its...
by David Niven | Sep 13, 2015 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, government, International, Media, Podcasts, Research, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work, traffiking, Training, Uncategorized, victim
Hello again after the Summer! I thought I’d use this chance to reflect on a few of the significant events over the last month before we get back into the regular pattern of Podcasts. The worldwide refugee crisis—-More thoughts on abuse by priests—A...