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 | Apr 10, 2015 | abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, crime, government, International, law, Media, Mental Health, neglect, Podcasts, policy, Research, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work, social work education, traffiking, Training, victim
The practice of child trafficking and modern slavery in the 21st century at the level that it exists is one of the most appalling and shameful indictments of the worldwide human condition. Bharti Patel is CEO of ECPAT UK. Bharti has more than fifteen years’ experience...
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 | Aug 23, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, neglect, Podcasts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Social Work
This episode has two interviews I gave on topical child care subjects. The first talks about the influence of Peter Righton , a convicted abuser who was influential in changing systems of care for looked after children in the 1980s and 1990s. There still could be...
by David Niven | May 30, 2014 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Todays announcement by the NSPCC that over the last year cases of emotional abuse referred by them to Children’s Social Services or the police had risen by nearly 50% reignites the debate concerning the Action for Children proposal to introduce the so call...