Thoughts On The Social World

Justin Humphreys has over 30 years' experience in social impact settings as a practitioner and leader in a variety of sectors. He is currently the CEO and Head of Safeguarding Development at Thirtyone:eight, the leading independent, Christian safeguarding charity operating across the United Kingdom and internationally.

Prior to Raven that John spent 25 years in the New Jersey State Police conducting, managing and leading investigations in Terrorism, Organized Crime, Narcotics, Trafficking, Child Exploitation, and Corruption. John spent his last six years as The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Commander where he led a team of 200 including 71 Law Enforcement Agencies.

SWAB  is currently recruiting volunteers to assist in Myanmar following the devastating earthquake having trained social workers for over a decade to be first responders.

Clare Moody is the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Avon and Somerset, with a career spanning trade unions, government advisory roles, and human rights advocacy. Now in her role as PCC, she is focused on improving neighborhood policing, reducing violent crime, and strengthening trust in law enforcement.

AoCPP is a long established multi disciplinary charity focussing on child protection in a complex social world

Sarah was pivotal in the launch of Operation Soteria Bluestone, a transformative programme which sees police professionals work alongside leading UK academics to change the police response to rape and sexual assault.

This book is designed to assist social work academics and educators in enhancing their students' critical thinking, reflective capacity and skills in clinical and research settings through the integration of social work content podcasting.

Isabelle Trowler CBE Chief Social Worker for Children and Families took up the post in September 2013. She is well known for co-designing a practice framework for delivering child and family social work, which has influenced the children's social care practice system across England.

Christina has visited and spoken about her books at more than 400 schools with the police. The post 167 Christina Gabbitas Child Exploitation County Lines appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

We discuss the growth of these crimes as well as strategies adopted to support law enforcement. We talk about the huge need for more training, awareness raising accross the world. The post Karim Rajwani International Financial Crime Expert appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

For the past three years Larry has worked as President & Founder of  Paradigm Intelligence Ltd, a global organisation that focuses on forensics, investigations, open-source intelligence, force protection and public safety. The post 165 Larry Cameron International Human Traffiking expert appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

As Children's Commissioner, Anne spent six years championing the rights and interests of children with those in power who make decisions about children's lives, acting as children's ‘eyes and ears' in the corridors of power in Whitehall and Westminster. The post 164 Anne Longfield CBE appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Jakub Sobik is a communicator with over one and a half decade of experience of working on addressing modern slavery. He worked at Anti-Slavery International, the world's oldest human rights organisation committed to ending of all forms of slavery across the world. The post 162 Jakub Sobik — Modern Slavery & Human Rights PEC appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

She has worked for various local authoritieson on the front line, in management, Local Safeguarding Children Board Trainer, LADO, Safeguarding advisor to schools, school improvement advisor, Designated Safeguarding Lead trainer and Designated Safeguarding Lead coordinator.  She has a thorough knowledge of safeguarding in education. The post 161 Ann Marie Christian Independent Safeguarding Consultant appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Craig is an author, founder and creator of ‘Get Out Get Love' which is a proposed universal recovery model from experiences of abusive relationships shaped into both a self-help book and later developed self-delivered digital recovery programme. The post 160 Dr Craig Newman, author, recovery from abuse programme. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

David is the founder of the Safe & Together Institute, which works with governments and NGOs across the globe, including Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The post David Mandel International author and trainer on domestic violence appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

It is the recording of the Global Social Work Talk from 28th March 2024. The Global Social Work TALK aimed to deliver “ideas to change the world”. The post 158 Global Social Work Agenda in A Precarious World appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Unseen , the Leading UK Anti-Slavery Charity. Our talk covers ground related to law enforcement, survivor's welfare, training, the world wide nature of the crimes, predictions and the under application of legislation.  The post 157 Unseen, the Leading UK Anti-Slavery Charity appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Traffiking and Slavery. Follow the Money. Such an important addition to the investigation and interruption of crimes that are conservatively put at costing over 150 Billion dollars a year. Karim Rajwani, B.A, F.C.A. C.P.A. ACAMS talks to me of his extensive history in several settings helping combat these scourges on our communities. We discuss the growth of these crimes as well as strategies adopted to support law enforcement. We talk about the huge need for more training, awareness raising accross the world. So much known yet so much to do including practical ideas that everyone can help with--such as challenging your own financial providers-banks, insurance companies etc - to say what training their staff has had in methods to shine a light on traffikers, slavery in all its forms and child exploitation. Currently he is an independent Financial Crimes Consultant advising financial instructions, consulting firms and FinTech's and is also on several NGOs/NPOs advisory boards focused on fighting human trafficking and child sexual exploitation. The post 156 Traffiking and Slavery. Follow the Money. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

In this episode I speak to award-winning children's author, Christina Gabbitas, about her book 'Trapped in County Lines'. This is a follow up book to 'No More Knives or County Lines'. We discuss why books like this are important in how we educate young people and their parents about issues like county lines. Christina shares the work she does with her book alongside the police and in schools and speaks of the power of storytelling around these difficult topics. The post 155 Trapped in County Lines. Christina Gabbitas appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

The important process of keeping the public informed following a safeguarding event or tragedy. Truthfulness and sensitivity to all, especially victims and survivors. The post 154 Safeguarding Communications, Miriam Rich appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

The project has changed since the last podcast, in a number of ways. Firstly we operate as separate projects within the overall umbrella of The Remakery, there is a day for young people, a day for young learning disabled adults and a day for unemployed and those suffering from poor wellbeing. This allows us to tailor the work undertaken to the needs of the group. The post 153 The small but important charity grows! appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Ten years on from my first podcast recording with Peter Garsden I speak with the President of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers again. The post 152 Peter Garsden President of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Join me for part 2 of my conversation with John Pizzuro, the CEO of Raven about anti child exploitation. The post 151 John Pizzuro CEO Raven anti child exploitation part 2 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

In today's episode I speak to Lyn Romeo, the current Chief Social Worker for Adults. The post 150 Lyn Romeo. Chief Social Worker for Adults appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Eileen Dong is a trailblazer combating gender-based violence and human trafficking, is the Founder and Executive Director of Hope Pyx Global. As a UN Ambassador, her mission encompasses ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking, violence, and torture for people of all backgrounds. The post 149. Eileen Dong. UN Ambassador, survivor and author appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser, solutions focused mentor, public speaker & trainer, Donna offers her university accredited training programme, SILP School. She is also host of the Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse Sector podcast. The post 148 Donna Ohdedar. Perception of Safeguarding. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

John is the CEO of Raven, the first and only 501(c)4 group focused on child exploitation in the United States, John works with lawmakers, advocates, agencies, and organizations who are willing to challenge the status quo and fight to protect our most vulnerable citizens. The post 147 John Pizzuro CEO Raven anti child exploitation appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Dr. Singer is an internationally recognized expert in youth suicide and social work technology. He is Professor of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago, Past-President of the American Association of Suicidology, coauthor of the best-selling text Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner's Guide to Multi-level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention, co-lead of the Social Work Grand Challenge “Harness Technology for Social Good,” and founder and host of the award-winning Social Work Podcast, for which he was named a Social Work Pioneer in 2023. He has chaired committees for NASW and CSWE and served on youth advisory boards for Sandy Hook Promise, JED Foundation, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the National Suicide Prevention (988 Suicide & Crisis) Lifeline. He is the author of over 85 publications and his research has been featured in national and international media outlets like NPR, BBC, Fox, Time Magazine, and The Guardian. The post 146 Prof. Jonathan Singer, Suicide Prevention Month. appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Just completed as Lead Reviewer major Review of children's social care in Northen Ireland The post 145 Professor Ray Jones appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

A continuation of the reflection on 10 years with the NSPCC. The post 144 Sir Peter Wanless Part 2 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Sir Peter Wanless reflects on 10 years as CEO of the NSPCC The post 143 Sir Peter Wanless. 10 years at NSPCC appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Adam Zarnowski currently serves as the Open-Source Intelligence and ATII Investigations Manager for the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative The post 142 Traffiking Investigations Manager appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Follow the Money Fight Slavery Sr operations manager Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative Chris Kemp talks about #physicalsecurity, #traffickingintel, #humanintelligenc The post 141 Follow the Money Fight Slavery appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Since the introduction of the UK Modern Slavery Act in 2015, Leon has paved the way in helping companies comply. Verisio now runs retailer-driven programmes that encompass all aspects of ESG The post 140 Supply Chain Auditing appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

In this third episode we talk about the implications and protocol for working with the dark web, the upcoming documentary,featuring Matt called Dark Highway and the personal, psycological impact on those working to expose traffikers. The post 139 Human Traffiking 3 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Matt is a member of Rogers Communications Cybersecurity Catalyst team where he collaborates with industry experts to generate products and education on a variety of cybersecurity topics related to online crimes. The post 138 Anti Human Traffiking Initiative Part 2 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

The Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) combats global human trafficking by promoting corporate social responsibility through increasing awareness, facilitating intelligence integration and technology advancement, and encouraging strategic data collaboration. The post 137 Anti human trafficking ATII appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Ann McLaughlin Author of WORLD CHANGE-MAKER: BUILD SKILLS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENt & SOCIAL WORK. Coaching,training and consulting world wide over twenty years. The post 136 Ann McLaughlin Author appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Grantown Remakery is a small but important charity which I talked about, a year or so ago, with George Livingstone as the guest.It seemed a good idea to see how they weathered the pandemic and did George have views on how the wider community could support the causes and challenges they saw. It is one […] The post 135 a small but important charity appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

NGO Magnolia http://magnolia.org.ua/en was founded more than 20 years ago. In 2015,  NGO "Magnolia" became a co-founder of The Ukrainian Child Rights Network. In 2017,  NGO "Magnolia" became a co-founder of the coalition "Against tortures". The post 134 Magnolia. Missing Children Ukraine appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

In response to the Ukraine war Barnardo's Ukrainian Helpline was mobilised in March 2022 to support refugees and host families. The Helpline offers advice, signposting, emotional support, practical support and free therapeutic support. The post 133 Barnardo's Ukrainian Helpline appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Children and Families Across Borders ( CFAB) the UK's only NGO with a dedicated international social work team, Children and Families Across Borders http://www.cfab.org.uk, which alerts social services and professionally assesses long-term care options for children domestically and in 130 countries to ensure every child has a safe home. The post 132 Children & Families Across Borders (CFAB) appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

I talk with Professor Lena Dominelli on Ukraine. We talk of her new book 'Putin's War in Ukraine' and the challenges of reconstruction and disaster management. The post 131 Lena Dominelli on Ukraine appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Social Workers Across Borders shows that social work skills are tranferrable into the front line and can help in the immediate aftermath of major tragedies. The post 130 Social Workers Across Borders appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Difficult is for parents, concerned family and friends, health and mental health professionals, and policy makers. The book provides resources for women to find social support, stay safe, and engage in self-care. The post 129 Mothers with challenging adult children appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Raisa was, until very recently, Executive Director, Board Chair and co-founder in 2004 of the All Ukrainian NGO Coalition for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. It is a network of 118 Ukrainian local non-governmental organizations and agencies for persons with intellectual disabilities representing about 14 thousand families from all the regions of Ukraine.  The post 128 More voices from Ukraine 2 appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Professor Oksana Boyko starts the series of social work voices from Ukraine. As the war continues, she shares her understandably strong feelings and begins the reflection on the activity of social work in the middle of this invasion. The post 127 Social Work Voices from Ukraine appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

Unseen have supported 189 women at their women's safehouse, 79 men at their men's safehouse and over 385 survivors in the community. The post 126 UNSEEN UK Anti-Slavery Charity appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

The Reviews of serious cases involving vulnerable children and adults form the backdrop to the interview with Donna Ohdendar and her S.I.L.P.Training programme. The post 125 S.I.L.P. Training Donna Ohdedar appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.

'No more knives' by Christina Gabbitas is a book and animation for 8,9 and 10 yr old primary children educating them about how to avoid grooming,county lines and knife crime. A valuable addition to safeguarding resources. The post 124 Christina Gabbitas ‘No more knives' appeared first on Thoughts On The Social World.