by David Niven | Aug 23, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, neglect, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
This episode has two interviews I gave on topical child care subjects. The first talks about the influence of Peter Righton , a convicted abuser who was influential in changing systems of care for looked after children in the 1980s and 1990s. There still could be...
by David Niven | May 30, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Todays announcement by the NSPCC that over the last year cases of emotional abuse referred by them to Children’s Social Services or the police had risen by nearly 50% reignites the debate concerning the Action for Children proposal to introduce the so call...
by David Niven | May 14, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, International, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Two stories in the news today bring home the good and the bad things that surround our children’s safety. Firstly, the police in Oxford announced that 50-60 young women had been further identified as victims of the paedophile ring that operated for 8 years in...
by David Niven | Apr 8, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
What exactly is emotional abuse? The proposal to consider making emotional abuse a criminal offence is probably a good idea. It’s always existed in child protection matters as an ‘add on’ as any child who’s been subject to physical,...
by David Niven | Feb 26, 2014 | Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Training
The Never Changing Face A BBC news article calls for special training to recognise the signs of domestic violence following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishing new guidance to raise awareness. It’s both fascinating and...