by David Niven | Feb 12, 2015 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, government, law, Media, neglect, policy, Research, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, victim
We should look to the person not the party when the dust has settled and the real work on the historic child abuse inquiry starts. We should remember those who campaigned for years to achieve this level of commitment to safeguard children and investigate institutional...
by David Niven | Jan 11, 2015 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, government, International, law, Media, Media Training, Newly qualified social workers, Podcasts, policy, Research, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, Training Courses, Uncategorized, victim
What’s the picture of social work in Scotland? After a monumentous year for the country, how is the profession shaping up in Scotland? Jane Devine is the Business Manager for Social Work Scotland, the successor organisation to the Association of Directors of...
by David Niven | Dec 19, 2014 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, International, law, Media, Newly qualified social workers, Research, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Media, Social Work, social work education, traffiking, Training, Training Courses, victim
This was posted on my Guardian page on 19/12/14. See David Niven at The Social Care Network online Guardian. The trial and conviction of Simon Harris, a 55-year-old teacher and former charity manager, for abusing Kenyan street children between 2002 and 2013,...
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 | Aug 29, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Conference, Media, Podcasts, Research, Social Media, Social Work, Training, Training Courses, Uncategorized
Three more excellent interviews from the Joint Social Work Education Conference at Royal Holloway, University of London. Firstly, Tim Kelly , Dean of Social Work and Community Education who Chaired the whole event, talks of his vision of social work. Then Amanda...
