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 | Dec 10, 2013 | Social Work
Social workers’ health and well being “All emotions are contagious… both the ones that are pleasant and the ones that are unpleasant” – Babette Rothschild. Babette argues that all social workers on the front line where we listen to...
by David Niven | Nov 1, 2013 | Children & Social Care, Social Work, Training
Disabled children and the relation to child abuse I strongly believe that safeguarding disabled children practice should be no different no matter what the circumstances are. Children are children and the right to a safe and high quality childhood should be the aim of...