This course is designed for staff supporting families where children use online social networking. It aims to give them an understanding of the risks involved and identify the sources of support and information, which may enable them to secure devices and control children’s access to inappropriate materials… Read More
Prof. Harriet Ward CBE
PROFESSOR HARRIET WARD CBE is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Rees Centre, Oxford University and Emeritus Professor of Child and Family Research at Loughborough University. She has over 30 years’ experience both as a research director and field researcher, as an adviser to policymakers and service providers, and as a social work practitioner. Harriet… Read More
Prof. Beth Neil
PROFESSOR BETH NEIL is a Professor of Social Work, Director of Research and Chair of the Research Ethics Committee for the School of Social Work at University of East Anglia. Before joining the Department as a Ph.D. student in 1996 (progressing to lecturer in 1999 and senior lecturer in 2007) she worked for several years… Read More
Prof. Hedy Cleaver and Wendy Rose OBE
Professor Hedy Cleaver is an emeritus professor at Royal Holloway College, University of London. Her experience as a social worker and child psychologist informs her research on vulnerable children and families and the impact of professional interventions. The guiding principle underpinning her work is a desire to improve the quality of life for children living… Read More
Prof. Jim Clifford OBE
Read Jim’s profile and find out more about the Community Interest Company that he founded, Sonnet Impact & Advisory, where he is Chief Executive. The research report “A home for me? A comparative review of the value of different forms of permanence for children – Adoption, SGOs and Fostering” that Jim will be discussing in… Read More
How many is too many?
Person is guilty Person is innocent Person is judged guilty True positive False positive Person is judged not-guilty False negative True negative In the context of child and family social work, the more abused children we identify, the more families will undergo child protection investigations. The more children we keep from being seriously maltreated, the… Read More
Mi chiamo Maria
vengo dall’Italia ma ho origini Rumene. Da piccola ho trascorso un periodo in comunità di 5 anni. Ho avuto mia figlia a 27 anni. Pensi che le esperienze vissute nel corso dell’infanzia influenzino il tuo modo di essere genitore? Mi rendo conto che da un lato sono molto severa, perché non vorrei fare gli stessi… Read More
My name is Jen
I am in my early thirties and I live with my husband and young son. I am also pregnant and due to give birth any day. This will be my 5th child but it will be the first time that I go into labour not worrying about Children’s Services, not waiting for the conversation with… Read More
My name is Maria
I come from Italy but have Romanian origins. As a child, I spent five years in residential care. I had my daughter when I was 27 Do you think your experiences growing up affect the way you parent? I realise that on the one hand I am very strict, because I don’t want to make… Read More
My name is Syd
I was born in England but moved to Wales when I was young. Growing up, I spent time in foster care and residential care. I first came into care when I was 5 and I left when I was 16. For a lot of this time, I lived with one foster family. They were amazing… Read More