Thoughts On The Social World

Brian Iselin  Slavefreetrade ….Brian is an Australian/Swedish counter-slavery campaigner. He is a former soldier (6 years) and Federal Agent (13 years) who, for the last almost 20 years has specialised in counter-slavery operations around the world. While posted aboard as a Federal Agent in China, he started seeing human trafficking cases, and switched priorities to […] The post 117 Brian Iselin slave free trade appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Lt. Joseph E. Laramie, ret.   Program Manager  National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College Joe has been involved in protecting children for over three decades in senior law enforcement positions. The post 116 Lt Joseph E Laramie Ret appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

ATII stands for the Anti Human Traffiking Intelligence Initiative .http://www.Follow the Money Fight Slavery.org  a non profit organisation promoting corporate responsibility,awareness raising,intelligence integration,technical advancement and data collaboration. Sam Graber is the chief Communications Officer of ATII The post 115 Human Traffiking. Follow the Money. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

I talk with Laura Robertson from Children’s Hospice South West about how we offer end of life care to our young children and their families. Laura joined Children’s Hospice South West back in June 2017 after many years of fundraising for both small and large charities. A career that that she did not anticipate when […] The post 114 Children’s Hospice South West appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Christina Gabbitas http://www.christinagabbitas.com is an award-winning children’s author who has encouraged over 25,000 children nationally with an annual poetry initiative, giving her a Dame Beryl Bainbridge award in 2015 for her work and Sue Ryder Education Award in 2016. Founder and Trustee of Children’s Literature Festivals The post 113 Christina Gabbitas Children’s Author appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Peter Wanless has been the Chief Executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children since June 2013. The charity’s longstanding purpose is to prevent cruelty to children, something it seeks to achieve through a mixture of service delivery, research, influencing, advocacy and campaigning. The post 112 Sir Peter Wanless Chief Exec NSPCC appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

a collaborative forum for the national safeguarding leads from many of the mainstream Christian denominations and networks across the UK. He is also the founder (alongside Sarah Champion MP) and principal advisor to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Safeguarding in Faith Settings and through thirtyone:eight provides the secretariat. The post No 111 31.8 Independent Christian Safeguarding Charity appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Monique is the Chief Executive Officer of Carya, a role she began in September of 2020. She is also the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Organization of Social Workers and ( along with myself ) an Advisory Board Member of the Global Institute of Social Workers.http://www.thegisw.org .  The post 110 Monique Auffrey appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Safeguarding in Wisconsin with Matthew Joy and Dana Miller Matthew Joy Matt has been with the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation for over 20 years.  Matt has served as a special agent investigating drug and internet crimes against children (ICAC) crimes, a special agent in charge supervising white collar and ICAC crimes, […] The post 109 Safeguarding in Wisconsin appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

This programme highlights a much needed service in mental health awareness raising. It's like a training programme for 'social lifeguards'---training people to identify, support and refer on,  if needed , those struggling with all types of mental health related issues. The post 108 Mental Health First Aid. Paula Power appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Social Work Today    A new platform My guest today is Kellie Doubtfire , someone I've known and worked with over many years. She has, with COMPASS, produced and developed some of the most useful and memorable events in the social work sector mixing huge attendance with great content. The post 107 Social Work Today— a new platform. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Strathspey Works will provide Employment Skills Development, volunteering opportunities and support for Young People who may be having difficulty in Transition from School to Further Education and Employment, Adults with a Disability or with Mental Ill-Health, supporting all in their journey to recovery and towards fulfilment of their personal goals. The post 106 Grantown Remakery. A classic small charity. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

This is about women born in the 1950's who strongly claim to have been cheated out of their pension entitlement. The post 105 David Hencke the search for pension justice. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Suicide, self harm and depression haunt young people across the world, taking thousands of lives all over the globe. The post 104 Suicide prevention. Jeff Patterson at Gaggle appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

The new Bradford Partnership Board replaces the  Safeguarding Children Board. It is made up of agencies including the Council, Police, Health services in addition to schools and voluntary services that work together to keep children in the district safe The post 103 Bradford Children’s Partnership Board–Chair Jane Booth appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Promoting themes such as socio economic health , dignity and work , environmental change, strength of human relationships and protection of the millions of vulnerable people across continents, challenge the basic fundemental commitment of social work policy and practice. The post 102 International social work… Dr David Jones appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

I have submitted some videos to the http://thegisw.org website on social work and the media. Please have a look. You may have to enrol ( free ) but there are some great talks and courses. Look under featured courses. The post 101 Thank you and thoughts on the media appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

In the 50th year of the British Association of Social Workers ( BASW ) it is fitting that my 100th podcast is with the National Chair, Gerry Nosowska. The post 100 Chair of British Association of Social Workers Gerry Nosowska appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Part 2 of this fascinating interview on the power of diplomacy from when Christopher moved to the IFRC. The range of issues and the depth of need in the world is staggering. The constant demand on a macro and micro level to resolve conflict is well known but this gives an insight to the responsibilities and skills of those working to that end. The post 099 Christopher Lamb a life in diplomacy Pt 2 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

he served in a variety of embassies, at the Australian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, as the Department’s Legal Adviser and as Ambassador to Myanmar (Burma) from 1986-89 and to Yugoslavia, Romania and Macedonia from 1997-2000. The post 098 Christopher Lamb, a life in diplomacy PT 1 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.