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Dr Louise Roberts
Darllenydd
Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol
- RobertsL18@caerdydd.ac.uk
- +44 29208 74983
- Adeilad Morgannwg, Ystafell 1.08, Rhodfa’r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3WA
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Trosolwyg
I am a research associate based in the Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE). My research interests include family support services, foster care and qualitative approaches with social care service users.Currently, I have NISCHR fellowship funding to investigate the outcomes and experiences of children of looked after children and care leavers.
Prior
to this I was a postgraduate student at Cardiff University and completed the M.A. Social Work, M.Sc. Social Science Research Methods and Doctor of Philosophy. My PhD research was concerned with Support Care, a preventative family support service for families at risk of breakdown.
Cyhoeddiad
2024
- Holland, S. et al. 2024. Basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: annual report, 2023 to 2024. Welsh Government. Available at: https://www.gov.wales/basic-income-care-leavers-wales-pilot-evaluation-annual-report-2023-2024
2023
- Rees, A., Roberts, L. and Taussig, H. 2023. ‘Family doesn’t have to be mom and dad’: An exploration of the meaning of family for care-experienced young people. Families, Relationships and Societies (10.1332/20467435Y2023D000000002)
- Taussig, H. N., Roberts, L., Scourfield, J. and Franz, C. 2023. “I'm glad that I was given a second chance to live”: The buffering impact of turning points in the lives of young people with foster care experience. International Journal on Child Maltreatment 6, pp. 233-254. (10.1007/s42448-022-00129-6)
2022
- Taussig, H. and Roberts, L. 2022. Early parenthood for males and females with foster care experience: an exploratory study of predictive factors at entry to care during preadolescence. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 39, pp. 657-668. (10.1007/s10560-022-00852-6)
- Roberts, L., Scourfield, J. and Taussig, H. 2022. Insights into turning points from the perspective of young people with out-of-home care experience: events, impact and facilitators of change. Developmental Child Welfare 4(4), pp. 72-76. (10.1177/25161032221118910)
- Rees, A., Roberts, L., Mannay, D., Evans, R., Staples, E. and Hallett, S. 2022. Listening to the experts: Learning about relationships and their impact on educational experiences from children and young people in state care. Relational Social Work 6(2), pp. 36-57. (10.14605/RSW622202)
2021
- Roberts, L., Rees, A., Mannay, D., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C. and Vaughan, R. 2021. Corporate parenting in a pandemic: Considering the delivery and receipt of support to care leavers in Wales during Covid-19. Children and Youth Services Review 128, article number: 106155. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106155)
- Roberts, L., Mannay, D., Rees, A., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C. and Vaughan, R. 2021. ‘It’s been a massive struggle’: Exploring the experiences of young people leaving care during COVID-19. Young 29(4S), pp. S81-S99. (10.1177/11033088211025949)
- Roberts, L. 2021. The children of looked after children: outcomes, experiences and ensuring meaningful support to young parents in and leaving care. Bristol: Policy Press.
2020
- Roberts, L., Rees, A., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C., Mannay, D. and Vaughan, R. 2020. Young people leaving care, practitioners and the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic: experiences, support, and lessons for the future. Project Report. CASCADE/Cardiff University.
2019
- Roberts, L., Maxwell, N. and Elliott, M. 2019. When young people in and leaving state care become parents: What happens and why?. Children and Youth Services Review 104, pp. 104387. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104387)
- Roberts, L. and Maxwell, N. 2019. Supporting women at risk of repeat care proceedings: The development of Reflect services in Wales. Presented at: 27th European Social Services Conference, Milan, Italy, 5-7 June 2019.
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. and Andrews, D. 2019. Enabling talk and reframing messages: working creatively with care experienced children and young people to recount and re-represent their everyday experiences. Child Care in Practice 25(1), pp. 51-63. (10.1080/13575279.2018.1521375)
- Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. 2019. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. 2019. Conclusion. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 228-240.
- Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. 2019. Introduction. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 1-12.
- Rees, A. 2019. The daily lived experience of foster care. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales. University of Wales Press, pp. 85-99.
- Staples, E., Roberts, L., Lyttleton-Smith, J. and Hallett, S. 2019. Enabling care-experienced young people’s participation in research: CASCADE Voices. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and Young People 'Looked After’? Education, Intervention and the Everyday Culture of Care in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
2018
- Roberts, L., Maxwell, N., Messenger, R. and Palmer, C. 2018. Evaluation of Reflect in Gwent: Final Report. Cardiff: CASCADE. Available at: https://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/cascade/our-projects/reflect/
- Roberts, L., Long, S., Young, H., Hewitt, G., Murphy, S. and Moore, G. 2018. Sexual health outcomes for young people in state care: Cross-sectional analysis of a national survey and views of social care professionals in Wales. Children and Youth Services Review 89, pp. 281-288. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.04.044)
2017
- Mannay, D., Evans, R., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A. and Andrews, D. 2017. The consequences of being labelled ‘looked-after’: Exploring the educational experiences of looked-after children and young people in Wales. British Educational Research Journal 43(4), pp. 683-699. (10.1002/berj.3283)
- Roberts, L., Meakings, S., Smith, A., Forrester, D. and Shelton, K. 2017. Care-leavers and their children placed for adoption. Children and Youth Services Review 79, pp. 355-361. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.030)
- Roberts, L. 2017. A small-scale qualitative scoping study into the experiences of looked after children and care leavers who are parents in Wales. Child & Family Social Work 22(3), pp. 1274-1282. (10.1111/cfs.12344)
- Roberts, L. 2017. Time to change? Exploring the impact of time-limited service provision in a family support service. Child and Family Social Work 22(S3), pp. 21-30. (10.1111/cfs.12229)
2016
- Evans, R., Hallett, S., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. 2016. The acceptability of educational interventions: Qualitative evidence from children and young people in care. Children and Youth Services Review 71, pp. 68-76. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.10.030)
- Roberts, L., Maxwell, N., Rees, P., Holland, S. and Forbes, N. 2016. Improving well-being and outcomes for looked after children in Wales: A context sensitive review of interventions. Adoption and Fostering 40(4), pp. 309-324. (10.1177/0308575916675563)
- Roberts, L. 2016. Using part-time fostering as a family support service: advantages, challenges and contradictions. British Journal of Social Work 46(7), pp. 2120-2136. (10.1093/bjsw/bcv075)
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. and Andrews, D. 2016. Exploring the educational experiences and aspirations of Looked After Children and Young People (LACYP) in Wales. Project Report. Cardiff: Children's Social Care and Research and Development Centre (CASCADE).
- Mannay, D. and Roberts, L. 2016. What have we learnt from looked after children in Wales? Reflecting on their views about educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations. Presented at: Workshop with Designated Teachers, Christchurch Centre, Newport, UK, 16 March 2016.
2015
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. E. and Andrews, D. 2015. Understanding the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations of looked after children in Wales. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/understanding-educational-experiences-opinions-attainment-achievement-aspirations-looked-after-children-wales/?lang=en
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. E. and Andrews, D. 2015. Executive summary: Understanding the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations of looked after children in Wales.. Technical Report.
- Roberts, L. 2015. Meeting children's needs within a family focussed agenda: The case of support care. Children and Youth Services Review 53, pp. 105-112. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.024)
2013
- Roberts, L. 2013. Supporting families in need: a qualitative case study of the support care intervention. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Rees, A., Roberts, L. and Taussig, H. 2023. ‘Family doesn’t have to be mom and dad’: An exploration of the meaning of family for care-experienced young people. Families, Relationships and Societies (10.1332/20467435Y2023D000000002)
- Taussig, H. N., Roberts, L., Scourfield, J. and Franz, C. 2023. “I'm glad that I was given a second chance to live”: The buffering impact of turning points in the lives of young people with foster care experience. International Journal on Child Maltreatment 6, pp. 233-254. (10.1007/s42448-022-00129-6)
- Taussig, H. and Roberts, L. 2022. Early parenthood for males and females with foster care experience: an exploratory study of predictive factors at entry to care during preadolescence. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 39, pp. 657-668. (10.1007/s10560-022-00852-6)
- Roberts, L., Scourfield, J. and Taussig, H. 2022. Insights into turning points from the perspective of young people with out-of-home care experience: events, impact and facilitators of change. Developmental Child Welfare 4(4), pp. 72-76. (10.1177/25161032221118910)
- Rees, A., Roberts, L., Mannay, D., Evans, R., Staples, E. and Hallett, S. 2022. Listening to the experts: Learning about relationships and their impact on educational experiences from children and young people in state care. Relational Social Work 6(2), pp. 36-57. (10.14605/RSW622202)
- Roberts, L., Rees, A., Mannay, D., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C. and Vaughan, R. 2021. Corporate parenting in a pandemic: Considering the delivery and receipt of support to care leavers in Wales during Covid-19. Children and Youth Services Review 128, article number: 106155. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106155)
- Roberts, L., Mannay, D., Rees, A., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C. and Vaughan, R. 2021. ‘It’s been a massive struggle’: Exploring the experiences of young people leaving care during COVID-19. Young 29(4S), pp. S81-S99. (10.1177/11033088211025949)
- Roberts, L., Maxwell, N. and Elliott, M. 2019. When young people in and leaving state care become parents: What happens and why?. Children and Youth Services Review 104, pp. 104387. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104387)
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. and Andrews, D. 2019. Enabling talk and reframing messages: working creatively with care experienced children and young people to recount and re-represent their everyday experiences. Child Care in Practice 25(1), pp. 51-63. (10.1080/13575279.2018.1521375)
- Roberts, L., Long, S., Young, H., Hewitt, G., Murphy, S. and Moore, G. 2018. Sexual health outcomes for young people in state care: Cross-sectional analysis of a national survey and views of social care professionals in Wales. Children and Youth Services Review 89, pp. 281-288. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.04.044)
- Mannay, D., Evans, R., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A. and Andrews, D. 2017. The consequences of being labelled ‘looked-after’: Exploring the educational experiences of looked-after children and young people in Wales. British Educational Research Journal 43(4), pp. 683-699. (10.1002/berj.3283)
- Roberts, L., Meakings, S., Smith, A., Forrester, D. and Shelton, K. 2017. Care-leavers and their children placed for adoption. Children and Youth Services Review 79, pp. 355-361. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.030)
- Roberts, L. 2017. A small-scale qualitative scoping study into the experiences of looked after children and care leavers who are parents in Wales. Child & Family Social Work 22(3), pp. 1274-1282. (10.1111/cfs.12344)
- Roberts, L. 2017. Time to change? Exploring the impact of time-limited service provision in a family support service. Child and Family Social Work 22(S3), pp. 21-30. (10.1111/cfs.12229)
- Evans, R., Hallett, S., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. 2016. The acceptability of educational interventions: Qualitative evidence from children and young people in care. Children and Youth Services Review 71, pp. 68-76. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.10.030)
- Roberts, L., Maxwell, N., Rees, P., Holland, S. and Forbes, N. 2016. Improving well-being and outcomes for looked after children in Wales: A context sensitive review of interventions. Adoption and Fostering 40(4), pp. 309-324. (10.1177/0308575916675563)
- Roberts, L. 2016. Using part-time fostering as a family support service: advantages, challenges and contradictions. British Journal of Social Work 46(7), pp. 2120-2136. (10.1093/bjsw/bcv075)
- Roberts, L. 2015. Meeting children's needs within a family focussed agenda: The case of support care. Children and Youth Services Review 53, pp. 105-112. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.024)
Book sections
- Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. 2019. Conclusion. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 228-240.
- Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. 2019. Introduction. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 1-12.
- Rees, A. 2019. The daily lived experience of foster care. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales. University of Wales Press, pp. 85-99.
- Staples, E., Roberts, L., Lyttleton-Smith, J. and Hallett, S. 2019. Enabling care-experienced young people’s participation in research: CASCADE Voices. In: Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Children and Young People 'Looked After’? Education, Intervention and the Everyday Culture of Care in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
Books
- Roberts, L. 2021. The children of looked after children: outcomes, experiences and ensuring meaningful support to young parents in and leaving care. Bristol: Policy Press.
- Mannay, D., Rees, A. and Roberts, L. eds. 2019. Children and young people 'looked after'? Education, intervention and the everyday culture of care in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Conferences
- Roberts, L. and Maxwell, N. 2019. Supporting women at risk of repeat care proceedings: The development of Reflect services in Wales. Presented at: 27th European Social Services Conference, Milan, Italy, 5-7 June 2019.
- Mannay, D. and Roberts, L. 2016. What have we learnt from looked after children in Wales? Reflecting on their views about educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations. Presented at: Workshop with Designated Teachers, Christchurch Centre, Newport, UK, 16 March 2016.
Monographs
- Holland, S. et al. 2024. Basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: annual report, 2023 to 2024. Welsh Government. Available at: https://www.gov.wales/basic-income-care-leavers-wales-pilot-evaluation-annual-report-2023-2024
- Roberts, L., Rees, A., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C., Mannay, D. and Vaughan, R. 2020. Young people leaving care, practitioners and the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic: experiences, support, and lessons for the future. Project Report. CASCADE/Cardiff University.
- Roberts, L., Maxwell, N., Messenger, R. and Palmer, C. 2018. Evaluation of Reflect in Gwent: Final Report. Cardiff: CASCADE. Available at: https://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/cascade/our-projects/reflect/
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. and Andrews, D. 2016. Exploring the educational experiences and aspirations of Looked After Children and Young People (LACYP) in Wales. Project Report. Cardiff: Children's Social Care and Research and Development Centre (CASCADE).
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. E. and Andrews, D. 2015. Understanding the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations of looked after children in Wales. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/understanding-educational-experiences-opinions-attainment-achievement-aspirations-looked-after-children-wales/?lang=en
- Mannay, D., Staples, E., Hallett, S., Roberts, L., Rees, A., Evans, R. E. and Andrews, D. 2015. Executive summary: Understanding the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations of looked after children in Wales.. Technical Report.
Thesis
- Roberts, L. 2013. Supporting families in need: a qualitative case study of the support care intervention. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Addysgu
Rwy'n ddarlithydd ar raglen M.A. Gwaith Cymdeithasol.
Rwy'n gynnull modiwlau ar gyfer Safbwyntiau'r Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol ac Ymarfer Gwaith Cymdeithasol (Lefel 3, llwybr plant a theuluoedd)
Rwy'n gyfrifol am gydlynu rhaglen Ysgol Haf MASW.
Rwy'n diwtor personol i fyfyrwyr a gynhelir gan Awdurdod Lleol Casnewydd.
Bywgraffiad
Cymwysterau academaidd a phroffesiynol:
- Doethur mewn Athroniaeth, Prifysgol Caerdydd, 2014
- MSc. Dulliau Ymchwil y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, Prifysgol Caerdydd, 2010
- M.A. Gwaith Cymdeithasol, Prifysgol Caerdydd, 2009
Hanes Cyflogaeth:
Prifysgol Caerdydd:
- Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol: Darlithydd mewn Gwaith Cymdeithasol (2018 - presennol)
- CASCADE, Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol: Cydymaith Ymchwil (2014 hyd heddiw).
- Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol: Cynorthwy-ydd Ymchwil (Hydref 2013)
- Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol: Myfyriwr PhD a ariennir gan ESRC (2010 i 2013)
Profiad gofal cymdeithasol:
- Fosterline Wales, Y Rhwydwaith Maethu: Gweithiwr Cymdeithasol Sesiynol (2011 i 2014)
- CFBT (Cynnwys): Rheolwr Prosiect (2003 i 2007) (cefnogi pobl ifanc sydd wedi'u hallgáu'n gymdeithasol)
- ITEC Caerdydd: Tiwtor Sgiliau Sylfaenol (2002 i 2003)
- Canolfan Adsefydlu Preswyl Ashcroft House: Gweithiwr Prosiect (1999 i 2002) (cefnogi menywod â phroblemau camddefnyddio sylweddau)
Ymrwymiadau siarad diweddar:
- Prif ddarlith: Prifysgol Normal Beijing, Beijing 2019, 'Cryfhau'r cysylltiadau rhwng polisi ac ymarfer ymchwil gwaith cymdeithasol'.
- Gweithdy: Cynhadledd Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Ewrop, Milan 2019, 'Cefnogi menywod sydd mewn perygl o achosion gofal mynych: Datblygu gwasanaethau Adlewyrchu yng Nghymru'.
- Seminar: Prifysgol Dinas Dulyn, Dulyn 2018, 'Addysg i blant a phobl ifanc sy'n derbyn gofal'.
- Seminar: Prifysgol Queen's Belfast, Belfast, 2017, 'Beichiogrwydd a bod yn rhiant i bobl ifanc mewn gofal gwladol a'i adael'.
- Cynhadledd Mamau Geni Agored i Niwed ac Achosion Gofal Rheolaidd: Llundain, 2017, 'Sut allwn ni weithio'n fwy effeithiol gyda mamau â phrofiad gofal lle mae pryderon diogelu?'.
- Gweithdai Cyfnewid: Llanwrst a Chaerdydd, Cymru, 2017, 'Beichiogrwydd a bod yn rhiant i bobl ifanc mewn gofal gwladol a'i adael'.
- Cynhadledd Ymchwil Gwaith Cymdeithasol Ewrop: Aalborg, Denmarc, 2017, 'Beichiogrwydd a bod yn rhiant i bobl ifanc yng Nghymru ac yn gadael gofal gwladol yng Nghymru' ac 'Addysg plant sy'n derbyn gofal yng Nghymru'
Grantiau:
- 2017 - 2018 (CI) Creu Cymunedau Ymarfer: Galluogi Llwybrau Addysgol Effeithiol ar gyfer Plant a Phobl Ifanc â Phrofiad Gofal (£23,429)
- 2016 – 2018 (PI), Gwerthusiad o Wasanaeth Myfyrio Gwent (Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, £17,000)
- 2014 – 2019 (PI), Plant plant 'sy'n derbyn gofal': canlyniadau a phrofiadau gofal (Cymrodoriaeth ôl-ddoethurol Ymchwil Iechyd a Gofal Cymru, £253,868)
- 2016 (CI) Prosiect Datblygu Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf (Cyngor Dinas Caerdydd, £50,000)
- 2016 (CI) Cefnogi gofalwyr ifanc (Awdurdodau Lleol Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg, £2934)
- 2010 – 2013 Cefnogi Teuluoedd Mewn Angen: Astudiaeth Achos Ansoddol o'r Ymyrraeth Gofal Cymorth (Ysgoloriaeth y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol)
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n goruchwylio myfyrwyr PhD y mae eu hastudiaethau'n canolbwyntio ar bontiadau ymadawyr gofal i addysg uwch a phrofiad plant mabwysiedig o addysg. Yn ddiweddar, rwyf wedi sicrhau cyllid i oruchwylio efrydiaeth PhD sy'n ymwneud â datblygu a darparu gwasanaethau Adlewyrchu yng Nghymru.
Mae gen i ddiddordeb mewn goruchwylio myfyrwyr PhD sydd â diddordebau sy'n gysylltiedig â gwaith cymdeithasol gyda phlant a theuluoedd.
