by David Niven | Apr 7, 2014 | International, Media, Media Training, Social Media, Social Work
As somebody that is always talking abut the importance of the representation of social work in the media, in whatever form the media comes in, I was very encouraged to see the social media feedback documented in the online version of Community Care Magazine –...
by David Niven | Mar 7, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Faye Dicker of Freelance Bristol Mum and I discuss some of the headlines that have made the papers this week. Included are the risks and effects of older fathers, pushy parenting, drinking alcohol during pregnancy and obesity on the lives of children. These topics...
by David Niven | Mar 4, 2014 | Media, Social Media, Social Work
Compass Jobs Fair I’ll be speaking on the 19th March in Birmingham at the Compass Jobs Fair following ‘World Social Work Day’. It’s an event which draws together so many qualified workers and others looking for new challenges in a day...
by David Niven | Feb 24, 2014 | Media, Social Work
Today’s Guardian article in the social care network slot does echo so many things that I’ve been saying over the last two decades. It would be great to be able to see basic grade social workers talking to their local media, giving opinions on general...
by David Niven | Jan 14, 2014 | Child Abuse, Media, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
Changing the image of social work I was interviewed on BBC radio about a social worker in Swindon who had been struck off for falsifying records and failing to act when a young girl with learning difficulties disclosed abuse. It wasn’t the bad practice...
