I am a qualified Social Worker (Dipsw/MA), have an MA in Law (Healthcare Ethics &  Law), a Postgraduate Diploma in Community and Criminal Justice and a PhD in Social Policy. I have work experience of working across social care, criminal justice, education and research settings. My PhD and general research interest is focused on social norms, young people’s intimate relationships, domestic abuse, gender, sexuality and a continuum of violence/abusive behaviour. The focus of my PhD was on exploring young women’s understandings of what it means to have a healthy relationship, including the negotiations of their identity and behaviour within their intimate relationships. As part of my PhD, I co-produced the research material with young women and subsequently surveyed and interviewed young women aged 15-18 years across schools. I have presented my research findings at several conferences, including international conferences on domestic abuse and youth matters. The findings were disseminated to schools and through a Welsh Language ‘Ted Talk’ event (titled in Welsh, Prosiect 15), the first of its kind in Wales, which was broadcasted on BBC Radio Wales.

As part of my professional career, I have worked as a frontline Social Worker, Team Manager, Service Manager and Senior Manager. I have also completed several independent evaluations, including serious case reviews.  I have recently undertaken work on exploring child to parent/carer abuse, which included designing a practitioner toolkit to assist practitioners across agencies to address this issue.

Research Interest: Young people's intimate relationships, young people and risky behaviour, gender, social norms, domestic abuse, child to parent/carer abuse

2021

• PublishedSexual agency: Are we giving young women a voice?
  Davies, C. T., 8 Mar 2021, Transforming Society.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2020

• PublishedEquity, intersectionality and Anti-Oppressive Practice
  Bond-Taylor, S. & Davies, C. T., 24 Mar 2020, The Textbook of Health and Social Care Hardcover. Edwards, D. & Best, S. (eds.). 1 ed. SAGE Publications Ltd, p. 315-329
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSafeguarding Adults from Domestic Violence and Abuse
  Keeling, J. & Davies, C. T., Oct 2020, Safeguarding Across the Life Span. Keeling, J. & Goosey, D. (eds.). SAGE Publications Ltd, p. 152-173
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSafeguarding the Older Person from Abuse and Neglect
  Davies, C. T. & Keeling, J., Oct 2020, Safeguarding Across the Life Span. Keeling, J. & Goosey, D. (eds.). SAGE Publications Ltd, p. 211-227
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe Law and Safeguarding the Older Person in the UK
  Keeling, J. & Davies, C. T., Oct 2020, Safeguarding Across the Life Span. Keeling, J. & Goosey, D. (eds.). SAGE Publications Ltd, p. 195-210
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedYouth Justice Live!: Flexible Pedagogies in an Online/Offline Community of Practice
  Bond-Taylor, S. & Davies, C. T., 3 Sep 2020, Flexibility and Pedagogy in Higher Education: Delivering Flexibility in Learning Through Online Learning Communities. Dennis, C., Abbott, S., Matheson, R. & Tangney, S. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 97-108
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2019

• PublishedThis is Abuse?: Young Women’s Perspectives of What’s ‘OK’ and ‘Not OK’ in their Intimate Relationships
  Davies, C. T., 15 Jul 2019, In : Journal of Family Violence. 34, p. 479–491
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

• Published“This is abuse?” The nature of abuse in young people’s intimate relationships, issues for practice
  Davies, C. T., 2018, In : Safe, the domestic abuse quarterly. 61, p. 6-10
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2017

• PublishedPolitics: Popularity Persists
  Briggs, J. & Davies, C. T., 2017, In : PSA Journal.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2016

• PublishedAn overview of the multi-agency response to child sexual exploitation in Peterborough
  Davies, C. T., Jun 2016, 32 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Evaluation of the role of the Disability Family Worker

  01/10/2020 – 15/05/2021 (Active)