Thoughts On The Social World

Three more interviews from the Joint Social Work Education Conference. Firstly Clare Parkinson,Lucille Allain and Helen Hingley-Jones exploring contemporary uses of baby and young child observation. Secondly, David McKendrick talking of a mixed method evaluation of Twitter chat designed to encourage connectivity and professional identity in new social work students. Finally, John Dow, a service […]

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Three more excellent interviews from the Joint Social Work Education Conference at Royal Holloway, University of London. Firstly, Tim Kelly , Dean of Social Work and Community Education who Chaired the whole event, talks of his vision of social work. Then Amanda Taylor discusses the value she has found in social work book groups and […]

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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 much to discover about not only his behaviour but […]

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The second of this series features John Devaney, Director of Social Work Education at Queens University , Belfast and his co-presenter John Carpenter, Professor of Social Work  from the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. John Devaney was 20 years a social work practitioner and joined the University in 2006. He is also […]

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The 16th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference and 8th UK Social Work Research Conference Royal Holloway, University of London 23--25 July 2014.

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Jane Evans, trauma parenting specialist, discusses the important issue of child to parent abuse ahead of Mirror or Mirage?: Is Adolescent to Parent Abuse a mirror image of Domestic Abuse, or is this simply a mirage? Are there cross-overs or contrasts between Parent Abuse and Domestic Abuse? An exciting conference being held in Bristol on 25th […]

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Kieran is a media linguist and communication consultant. His PhD research explored the language of media interviews and he is now working with David Niven Associates to help analyse the negative portrayal of social work in British media. In this interview Kieran provides an academic perspective of the way social work is presented in the media. […]

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Professional Officer for the British Association of Social Workers, Nushra, gives an excellent interview/discussion. We talk about social work reforms, the representation of social work and the troubles which Nushra and others in the profession face – and she offers support and advice. Initially she explains information shared at a social work summit, this was centered around […]

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Practical discussion with Jenni Randall and David Akinsanya, providing advice for front line staff and students. Jenni was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for her social work services. She is an independent social worker and therapist working primarily with children and young people who are or have been in public care.  David is a successful campaigner for […]

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TV and Radio interviews reflecting child protection cases. I often get approached to give these in response to negative stories as the former Chair of BASW; I feel they should be shared within the social work community to discuss the cases in a balanced view rather than the very negative approach that the media takes towards […]

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