by David Niven | Nov 14, 2013 | Child Abuse, Media, Podcasts, Training
Faith based child abuse, Bullying & Media Training I share thoughts on child abuse in relation to faith and belief. I also cover cyber bullying as next week is anti-bullying week. Finally I reflect on a busy week giving media interviews to both radio and...
by David Niven | Nov 11, 2013 | Social Work, Training
Social Work Stress and Anxiety Social work stress and anxiety is being exacerbated as work forces are diminishing and work loads are increasing. Social work practice is suffering especially in the more acute front-line services, it seems to be taking it’s toll....
by David Niven | Nov 8, 2013 | Media, Social Work, Training
The need for media training in social work Due to my experiences I know the need for media training in social work and the ‘social world’. I’ve been interviewed for the media on a variety of subjects. The most dominant have included child abuse in...
by David Niven | Oct 31, 2013 | Media, Social Media, Social Work, Training
“For a newly qualified social worker the landscape they’ve qualified into could not be more challenging” What does the world hold for a Newly Qualified Social Worker? Especially with the reputation that much of the media has accredited to the...
by David Niven | Oct 21, 2013 | Children, Media
Children in the Media Today I’ll discuss the representation of children in the media and the confusion, misunderstandings and profoundly worrying stereotyping that occurs which has a much greater impact than many people understand. The International Federation...
