Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre
Doctoral/PhD Students
We have a large, vibrant PhD/Professional Doctorate community within CASCADE. Our PhD students are studying a wide range of diverse topics across children’s social care, adult social care, exploitation and issues relating to criminal justice. The students and their topics are listed below. The doctoral students have regular meetings facilitated by Bridget Handley (PhD student). CASCADE doctoral students can join their meetings on-line or in-person. CASCADE students can access the desks and computers within our office space in Sbarc . The bright, open plan space within Sbarc allows for CASCADE PhD students to access desks and computers, spend time together, get to know each other, share their experiences, cross-fertilise their ideas and benefit from mutual support. Many of the CASCADE doctoral supervisors also work within the centre.
Current Doctoral/PhD Students
Student
Subject
Bridget Handley
Falling between gaps? A case study analysis of partnership working to support the mental health of children in care.
Making the move: Understanding the transition of young people with social care needs from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to adult services
Developing a theory of Motivational Interviewing for statutory child and family social work: How can MI be used to support effective conversations about risk?
To what extent are the mental health needs of children and young people (aged 11-18) in care being supported?
Anne-Marie Newbury
Strengthening family responses for criminally exploited children
Joanne Mulcahy
What are the difficulties faced by young people when a family member goes to prison?
Lilly Marie Estebanez Evans
Parental Advocacy in England and Wales: Considering the perceived impact of parental advocacy on child protection practice.
Rohen Renold
Inter-agency collaboration to support children with mental health needs
Shane Powell
The impact of attitudes on help-seeking for mental illness: A barrier to accessing mental health services.
Luret Lar
Violence against Migrant Women and Girls with No Recourse to Public Fund in Wales
Kathryn Johnstone
Are the professional values of youth justice social workers in England and Wales being affected by the actualities of their role in front line practice?
Imran Mohammed
An exploration of the role of the Practice Educator in Wales
Lauren Doyle
An exploration of children’s experiences and involvement in private family court proceedings
Elizabeth Brierley
Pre-Proceedings, Recurrent Care Proceedings and Social Work with Children and Families: A qualitative case study of how social work is undertaken with children and families subject to the pre proceedings stage of the Public Law Outline, within a Local Authority in England.
Femi David
leadership in children’s services
Samantha Fitz-Symonds
Towards Agency of Opportunity for Young People Leaving Care: A comparison of Welsh, English and Scandinavian Models of Practice. (co-supervised with Julie Doughty, LAWPOL)
David Walker
trauma-informed training for foster carers
Elaine Speyer
Welsh Basic Income for Care Leavers Pilot: What are the needs, experiences, and outcomes for minoritised groups?
Laura Holden
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Bethan Pell
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Ella Watson
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Kemba Hadaway-Morgan
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Leona Thorpe
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Karen Williams
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Bethan Carter
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Charlotte Robinson
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Jenny Blackmore
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Monica Thomas
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Tracey McCarney
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Past Doctoral/PhD Students
Student
Year
Subject
Radja Bouchama
2024
Representation of Visible Muslim Women in Contemporary Media and its Effects on their Mental Health
Investigating the impact of regular wellbeing intervention sessions in secondary schools on the mental health of pupils and achieved learning outcome.
Angela Endicott
2024
Child Welfare Inequality in the Four Nations of the UK
Rhiannon Maniatt
2024
Managing Vicarious Trauma: Comparisons between Survivor Professionals and Non-Survivor Professionals in a Domestic Abuse Context
Dawn Hutchinson
2024
The role of the ‘Fostering Self’ model in supporting foster placement stability for Looked After children: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of foster carers’ experiences.
Emma Chivers
2024
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Sarah Cavill
2023
Comparing the Occupational Balances of Mothers With and Without Postnatal Depression and the Influences from Social Support & Social Capital
Child Protection, Children and their Non-Resident Fathers: A study into the expectations and motivations of non-resident fathers engaging with social services
Absent mothers: The subjective experiences of black British inmates in maintaining relationships and attachment with their children, and it’s perceived effects on desistance from future crime.
‘Thank you for asking me about my story’: An exploration of the experiences of forced migrant parents and support service provision in Wales
Catherine Turney
2021
How do children anticipate, experience and manage the transition from primary to secondary school?
Lucy Catherine Treby
2021
What is the relationship between supervision and practice in child and family social work? An analysis of 12 case studies
Clive Philip Diaz
2019
A study into children and young people’s participation in their Child in Care Reviews
Marion Russell
2019
Challenge and Complexity: Implementing the Principal Child and Family Social Worker Role in England
Wahida Kent
2018
The invisible children: Black & Minority Ethnic children and young people with life-limiting illnesses
Victoria Sharley
2018
Identifying and responding to child neglect in Schools in Wales
Martin Kinsey Price
2018
Enough is Enough: How Social Workers Make Judgements When Intervening to Safeguard Neglected Children
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