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10 years ago
Papyrus– Youth Suicide Prevention Charity
I talked to Alice Newton the suicide prevention training co-ordinator for Papyrus a national charity dedicated to supporting young people contemplating suicide and raising awareness about the level of need They provide confidential help and advice to young people and anyone worried about a young person help others to prevent young suicide by working...
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10 years ago
Professor Harry Ferguson on social work practice.
This is another podcast from the highly successful BASPCAN Congress held at Edinburgh University Professor Harry Ferguson on social work practice in families how social workers engage with children and what the landscape of the profession is like today Harry joined the university of Nottingham in November as Professor of Social Work Prior to that he held...
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10 years ago
GENERATION EXODUS! Rising from brutality’s crucible
As part of our on-going successful research seminar series at the Faculty of Heath amp Social Sciences' Centre for Social Work Sociology amp Social Policy on the th May we were very privileged to be able to invite back Professor Otto Hutter former Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Glasgow to Continue reading GENERATION EXODUS Rising from brutality's crucible...
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10 years ago
International Federation of Social Workers. President Ruth Stark
Representing over 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...
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10 years ago
Religion as Resistance: Problematising and eulogising contemporary faith positions – Islam and Buddhism
The crisis of the Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar through perilous sea routes reminds us of our visit to Myanmar as part of our Fusion Fund study leave last year where we discussed the newly formed assistance centre in Penang Malaysia set up for such people with our Southeast Asian colleagues The city of Yangon formerly Continue reading Religion as Resistance Problematising and eulogising contemporary faith positions -- Islam and Buddhism...
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10 years ago
Social Work in Scotland and N Ireland
Following the general election I thought it interesting to hear about what's happening in these two countries...
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10 years ago
Self Leadership in Social Work
Subtitled Reflections from practice a new book by Bill McKitterick that offers a fresh and innovative view on leadership for social workers and managers...
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10 years ago
Mandatory Reporting Debate
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...
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10 years ago
BASPCAN Congress interviews
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...
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10 years ago
Child Trafficking & Modern Slavery
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...