Thoughts On The Social World

Representing over 1 million social workers world wide, IFSW has NGO status at the UN and represents the different ways that the profession serves communities over all continents. Ruth Stark is the current President and talks to me in a wide ranging interview, touching on subjects that unite the family of social work as well as […] The post 057 International Federation of Social Workers. President Ruth Stark appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Following the general election I thought it interesting to hear about what's happening in these two countries. The post 056 Social Work in Scotland and N Ireland appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Subtitled "Reflections from practice"a new book by Bill McKitterick that offers a fresh and innovative view on leadership for social workers and managers. The post 055 Self Leadership in Social Work appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

The formal debate on mandatory reporting took place at the BASPCAN Congress in Edinburgh where a packed theatre voted substantially against the proposal initially and , at the end, still voted against but with a much reduced majority. The post 054 Mandatory Reporting Debate appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

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. Then, to follow, Sue Berelowitz, the Deputy Children's Commissioner for England, talks about new initiatives and improved chances to hear the voice of the child. The post 053 BASPCAN Congress interviews appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Bharti’s passion to challenge the root causes of child exploitation and abuse underpins her leadership role with ECPAT UK, where she has overseen important changes to law and policy in the area of child protection and trafficking prevention. The post 052 Child Trafficking & Modern Slavery appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

It certainly has been child protection week! With the Prime Minister announcing his ideas for professionals in child protection to be charged with 'wilful neglect' The post 051 Child Protection appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

With the announcement of the new Chair of the Historic Abuse Inquiry this is a story that should be referred to that inquiry as I think it typical of the unfinished business that this country is awash with and the hundreds, if not thousands, of survivors out there still living with the legacy of what […] The post 050 A Story of Historic Abuse appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

This episode has a conversation about a non profit company working with young adults with a learning disability and a bit from me about the comments of Simon Bailey, Chief Constable with a leading role in combatting child sex abuse. He advocates that some “non-contact” paedophiles who just download child porn should be referred to […] The post 049 Young adults & learning disability appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

She talks of initiatives, political support, policy priorities and hopes for the future in a wide ranging interview. The post 048 Jane Devine Social Work Scotland appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

An excellent interview with Julie Taylor who Chairs the Congress Committee for the BASPCAN Congress 2015 at the University of Edinburgh. BASPC AN stands for the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. You can find it at www.baspcan.org.uk . Its Facebook address is its full name and the Twitter handle […] The post 047 BASPCAN Congress appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

We offer training to employers who, like us, recognise that good news stories told by social workers will improve public perception and help them to do their jobs without stigma. The post 046 Social Work & Media Training appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

A strong supporter of social work and a survivor of abuse, she talks of her commitment to protecting the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our communities. The post 045 Tessa Munt MP appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

JSWEConference Thoughts of newly qualified workers and social media in social work education The post 040 JSWEC Part 6 Social Media appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

An interview with Guy Shennan, the recently elected Chair of the British Association of Social Workers. Then, a short interview I gave on the situation in Birmingham concerning stress in social work and its impact on morale and service delivery. Guy Shennan qualified as a social worker in 1989, having trained at the University of […] The post 044 Chair of BASW appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Three more great interviews from this year’s JSWEConference. Such a rich vein of content. I hope you enjoy them. Today’s interviews  include Juliet Koprowska , Senior Lecturer in Social Work at York University talking about exploring the use of self, revealed through examination of real social work encounters. Sam Baeza, from the University of Chichester whose […] The post 040 JSWEConference Part 5 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

RUTH SMITH is Editor and Content Director of Community Care, the multi-award winning information service for social workers. She is responsible for all content and digital products across Community Care, from the news website communitycare.co.uk to the paid for information service Community Care Inform Children and Inform Adults. Her expertise includes how to make information […] The post 043 Ruth Smith Editor Community Care appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

An interview with Alan Wood, President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services. Currently DCS for Hackney and previously Chief Executive of the Learning Trust credited for taking education in Hackney from the worst in the country to a position of excellence in 10 years. He also caused a storm with quoted comments in […] The post 042 Alan Wood President ADCS appeared first on 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 […] The post 040 JSWE Conference Part 4 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

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 […] The post 040 JSWEC Conf Part 3 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.