by David Niven | Apr 21, 2015 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, crime, government, International, law, Learning disability, Media, Media Training, Mental Health, neglect, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, policy, Research, service user, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, traffiking, Training, Training Courses, victim
John Devaney MBE, Director of Social Work Education at Queens University , Belfast who Chaired the Congress gives his thoughts on the success of the event. John was 20 years a social work practitioner and joined the University in 2006. He is also National Chair of the...
by David Niven | Nov 13, 2014 | Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, law, Media, Media Training, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, Research, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, Training, Training Courses, Uncategorized
JSWEConference Part 6. Thoughts of newly qualified workers and social media in social work education. A final roundup of interviews from the conference. Firstly an interesting discussion with three newly qualified social workers from the University of Dundee, Leanne ,...
by David Niven | Feb 14, 2014 | Social Work
“The spirit of social workers still stays the same” The Silver Jubilee of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) in 1995 was a time of great challenge for social work. Hearing the criticisms, challenges and plans that politicians seem to have for...
by David Niven | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
The face of a changing Britain There is much resistance to the changing world, that includes a changing Britain. This article reflects on the need to embrace changes in technology and Britain’s global status. When Robert Burns wrote the advice about seeing...
by daveniven | Aug 29, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Media
Images of children in the media Looking at the coverage of the atrocities in Syria has made me think once again about the representation of children in the media. More often than not the national media portrays children either as devils or victims. Those living in...
