Thoughts on the Social World

I’ve been involved in Safeguarding and Social Work for many years and seen triumphs and disasters. It’s a huge subject and there’s plenty to talk about. Thoughts on the Social World has been created to educate and share information on protecting the vulnerable, social policy and care.

My podcasts discuss all aspects of the social world including:

human traffiking
slavery in all forms
critical online danger to children
media managment
supply chain auditing for abuse
social care
child abuse
children’s services
safeguarding children
vulnerable adults and children
judicial systems
social networking
the influence of the media
training
social workers

and many other news events which I wish to share opinions on. Keep in touch on media@socialworldpodcast.com.

David Niven

I have over 35 years national and international experience in the field of social welfare. I am recognised as an independent expert on matters of child protection and parenting and have a broad, continuing, experience with the media.

Currently a member of the International Advisory Board at the Global Institute for Social Work–a world wide body. www.thegisw.org..

Pleased to have been Independent Chair of Bradford Safeguarding Children Board from September 2015 to February 2019

Now Independent Chair of both Diocese of Bristol and Diocese of Bath and Wells Safeguarding Boards.

A past National Chair of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), I have also managed child protection teams and disability services for local authorities and presented at National and International conferences.

Managing my own company for 10 years I built it up to be a significant training enterprise and gained a fantastic range of expertise including having 25 associates working with me and earning a reputation for excellence, Now I work as an independent consultant.

Regularly appeared on all forms of media.

Now hosting this Podcast www.socialworldpodcast.com for ten years as of August 2023 and started on the next ten.

Specialties: Podcasting, Social Care, Social Work, Child Protection, Broadcast and Written Media, Lecturer, Trainer, Media Crisis Management.