Category Archives: Online Debates

#SocialWork and #Socialcare and the Human Rights of the Older People: #SWSCmedia Debate on 28-Feb-2012

Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights states that no one should be tortured or treated in an inhuman or degrading manner. This is an “Absolute Right” for…

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#SWSCmedia Summary of Student Debate: “What do Students want from their Universities and Lecturers?” @SWSCmedia on 26-Feb-2012

Thank you for participating in our “Student Debate” and sharing your views on what students want from their universities and lecturers. This debate was Co-Chaired by three of our Tweeteraties…

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#SWSCmedia Summary of Student Debate: “Are Students Ready for Social Work Leadership?” @SWSCmedia on 19-Feb-2012

Thank you for participating in our “Student Debate” and sharing your views on whether students are ready for social work leadership. This was our Inaugural “Student Debate” and was Co-Chaired…

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An Interview with Annie Hudson Director of Children and Young People’s Services at Bristol Council

SWSCmedia:  What made you decide to do this programme with BBC? Annie Hudson:  We were approached by the BBC in autumn 2009 about doing a follow-up to ‘Someone to Watch…

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#SWSCmedia Debate Summary for 14-Feb-2012 – #ChildProtection Debate

Thank you everyone for participating in our #ChildProtection debate last Tuesday. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Below is the summary for the debate. We’re delighted…

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Every Child: Connecting the Local and International and Making a Difference in Children’s Lives – by: Anna Feuchtwang

There are at least 24 million children around the world living without parental care. As far as we know.  More shocking is that we don’t know for sure how many…

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Making Social Work Work: An International Perspective – Courtesy of Every Child

This literary review calls for families and children in developing countries to be supported in waysthat are appropriate to the conditions, culture and resources available rather than through approaches to…

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Engaging with involuntary and resistant parents in child protection work – by: Prof. Brian Littlechild

How do we   best go about  engaging  with involuntary and resistant parents in child protection work? From the evidence of recent Serious Case Reviews (SCRs), this could be seen as…

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Child Protection in Court – Countering Oppressive Practice – Opinion piece by: Sasha Williams

“Oppressive: Adj: Of the nature of or characterised by cruel or unjust exercise of authority or power; unreasonably harsh; tyrannical. weighing heavily on the mind, spirits or senses; depressing.” (Shorter…

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Protecting Our Children: #ChildProtection: A Helpful or an Oppressive Practice?

In follow up of Bristol Council’s important and courageous collaboration with BBC and the Open University to create a fly-on-the-wall mini-series #ProtectingOurChildren, we wish to explore the practice of child…

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