by David Niven | Jan 3, 2014 | Media, Media Training, Social Work, Training
BASW Media Training With the recent media training I delivered to the new professional officers at the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) it made me think again about how important it is to hear the voices of social workers in the UK. There’s so...
by David Niven | Dec 9, 2013 | Media, Social Work
Using the media I know I’m always talking about the media and its importance, but we can’t avoid addressing the issue of blame in the training that we offer at David Niven Associates. There seems to be a national obsession with all forms of the media focussing on...
by David Niven | Dec 5, 2013 | Media, Podcasts, Social Work
Being Interviewed on Radio Today’s Social World Podcast includes two radio clips from interviews I gave during the week gone by. Celebrity abusers and then— Reflections on a tragic case. For the second part of the podcast, I talk about routes into social work...
by David Niven | Dec 2, 2013 | Children & Social Care, Media, Mental Health, Social Work
Media portrayal of social work I’ve given media interviews today on both the radio and Sky News about an Italian woman who had her baby removed by caesarean section whilst detained under the Mental Health Act, authorized by the Court of Protection. The back...
by David Niven | Nov 27, 2013 | Media, Social Media, Training
Media Training At David Niven Associates we offer media training for individuals and businesses. Over the last few days I’ve given several radio interviews, some of which were part of a phone in section to the programme and where mainly I was speaking on behalf...