
Dr Thomas Slater
Senior Lecturer
- slatertb1@cardiff.ac.uk
- 02920 874155
- 2.41B, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I have been a member of staff at Cardiff since 2015. Previously I completed my PhD and Masters degree within the School of Social Sciences (Cardiff University). My research interests are mental health social work, suicide prevention, devolution, and child welfare and wellbeing. Through my role I have responsibilities as an admissions tutor (MA in Social Work), personal tutoring (various post-graduate programmes), PhD and Professional Doctorate supervision, supervising dissertations (both post-graduate and undergraduate), teaching (primarily at post-graduate level), and am a member of the Research Ethics Committee (REC).
Biography
Education and qualifications:
- 2015: PhD (Social Work), Cardiff University (UK)
- 2011: Post Graduate Certificate (Social Science Research Methods), Cardiff University (UK)
- 2009: MA (Social Work, Cardiff University (UK)
- 2004: BA (Sociology), University of York (UK)
Career overview:
- 2020-present: Senior Lecturer (Social Work), Cardiff University School of Social Sciences
- 2015-2020: Lecturer (Social Work), Cardiff University School of Social Sciences
- 2015-present: Sessional Supervisor, ChildLine/NSPCC
- 2013-2015: Senior Policy Researcher (Wales/Cymru), NSPCC
- 2011-2013: Hourly paid lecturer/Graduate Tutor, Cardiff University School of Social Sciences
- 2011-2011: Graduate Tutor, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- 2009-2010: Social worker (Children Services), Caerphilly County Borough Council
Professional memberships
- Registered Social Worker (Social Care Wales)
- Fellow of Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy)
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements and conferences:
- 2018: European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA)
- 2017: Society for Social Work Research (SSWR)
- 2016: European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA)
- 2013: 3rd European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR - now ESWRA)
- 2013: Wales and South West England Doctoral Social Work Research Conference, Bristol University
- 2012: Doctoral conference for social work and education, Sussex University
- 2012: 14th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB14)
- 2011: Cardiff University Doctoral Social Work Research Day
Erasmus teaching:
- 2017: Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility, Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I) of Athens (Greece)
- 2016: Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility, University of Kassel (Germany)
- 2015: Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility, University of Kassel (Germany)
Committees and reviewing
- Deputy Chair of School of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (SREC)
Publications
2022
- Robling, M. et al. 2022. A nurse-led home-visitation programme for first-time mothers in reducing maltreatment and improving child health and development (BB:2-6): longer-term outcomes from a randomised cohort using data-linkage. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049960. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049960)
2021
- O’Dwyer, S. et al. 2021. Suicidality in family caregivers of people with long-term illnesses and disabilities: a scoping review. Comprehensive Psychiatry, article number: 152261. (10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152261)
- Rees, A., Dehaghani, R., Slater, T., Swann, R. and Robinson, A. 2021. Findings from a thematic multi-disciplinary analysis of child practice reviews in Wales. Child Abuse Review 30(2), pp. 141-154. (10.1002/car.2679)
- Leteba, G. M. et al. 2021. Oleylamine aging of PtNi nanoparticles giving enhanced functionality for the oxygen reduction reaction. Nano Letters 21(9), pp. 3989-3996. (10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00706)
- Robling, M. et al. 2021. The Family Nurse Partnership to reduce maltreatment and improve child health and development in young children: the BB:2 6 routine data-linkage follow-up to earlier RCT. Public Health Research 9, article number: 2. (10.3310/phr09020)
- Rees, A., Dehaghani, R., Slater, T. and Swann, R. 2021. Findings from a thematic analysis of Adult Practice Reviews in Wales. Cardiff University.
2020
- Doughty, J., Maxwell, N. and Slater, T. 2020. Professional responses to 'parental alienation': research-informed practice. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 42(1), pp. 68-79. (10.1080/09649069.2020.1701938)
- Maxwell, N., Doughty, J., Slater, T., Forrester, D. and Rhodes, K. 2020. Home education for children with additional learning needs – a better choice or the only option?. Educational Review 72(4), pp. 427-442. (10.1080/00131911.2018.1532955)
2019
- Campbell, J., Davidson, G., McCusker, P., Jobling, H. and Slater, T. 2019. Community treatment orders and mental health social work: issues for policy and practice in the UK and Ireland. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 64, pp. 230-237. (10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.04.003)
- Rees, A., Dehaghani, R., Slater, T., Swann, R. and Robinson, A. L. 2019. Findings from a thematic analysis of Child Practice Reviews in Wales. Cardiff University.
2018
- Rees, A., Maxwell, N., Slater, T. and Pitt, C. 2018. Developing an effective model for IFST to reduce interpersonal conflict and abuse in families with children.
- Doughty, J., Maxwell, N. and Slater, T. 2018. Parental alienation: in search of evidence. Family Law 48, pp. 1304-1307.
- Bunting, L., McCartan, C., McGhee, J., Bywaters, P., Daniel, B., Featherstone, B. and Slater, T. 2018. Trends in child protection across the UK - a comparative analysis. British Journal of Social Work 48(5), pp. 1154-1175. (10.1093/bjsw/bcx102)
- Doughty, J., Maxwell, N. and Slater, T. 2018. Review of research and case law on parental alienation. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: https://beta.gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2018-05/review-of-research-and-case-law-on-parental-alienation.pdf
2017
- Evans, R., White, J., Turley, R., Slater, T., Morgan, H., Strange, H. and Scourfield, J. 2017. Comparison of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and suicide in children and young people in care and non-care populations: systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence. Children and Youth Services Review 82, pp. 122-129. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.020)
- Forrester, D., Maxwell, N., Slater, T. and Doughty, J. 2017. An evidence based review of the risks to children and young people who are educated at home. National Independent Safeguarding Board. Available at: http://safeguardingboard.wales/2017/11/23/home-education-children-report-2/
- Li, S., Li, Z., Burnett, T., Slater, T., Hashimoto, T. and Young, R. 2017. Nanocomposites of graphene nanoplatelets in natural rubber: microstructure and mechanisms of reinforcement. Journal of Materials Science 52(16), pp. 9558-9572. (10.1007/s10853-017-1144-0)
- Slater, T. 2017. Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and suicidality. In: Retkowski, A., Treibel, A. and Tuider, E. eds. Handbuch Sexualisierte Gewalt und pädagogische Kontexte Theorie, Forschung, Praxis. Beltz Juventa
- Briggs, S., Slater, T. and Bowley, J. 2017. Practitioners’ experiences of adolescent suicidal behaviour in peer groups. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 24(5), pp. 293-301. (10.1111/jpm.12388)
2015
- Slater, T., Scourfield, J. and Greenland, K. 2015. Suicide attempts and social worker contact: secondary analysis of a general population study. British Journal of Social Work 45(1), pp. 378-394. (10.1093/bjsw/bct112)
- Evans, R. E., Helen, M. E., Slater, T., Turley, R. L., White, J. and Scourfield, J. B. 2015. Systematic review of self-harm and suicide in children and young people in the care of the state. Presented at: 28th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 16-20 June 2015. pp. 82-82.
2014
- Barton, C. W., Slater, T. J. A., Rowan-Robinson, R. M., Haigh, S. J., Atkinson, D. and Thomson, T. 2014. Precise control of interface anisotropy during deposition of Co/Pd multilayers. Journal of Applied Physics 116(20), article number: 203903. (10.1063/1.4902826)
- Slater, T. 2014. Exploring the role of social workers in suicide prevention. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2012
- Slater, T., Scourfield, J. B. and Sloan, L. 2012. Who is citing whom in social work? A response to Hodge, Lacasse and Benson. British Journal of Social Work 42(8), pp. 1626-1633. (10.1093/bjsw/bcs190)
Teaching
I currently teach on the following programmes:
- MA Social Work
- PhD
- Professional Doctorates
- Undergraduate dissertations
My research interests are as follows:
- Suicide prevention
- Mental health social work
- Devolved social care and social work
- Social work with children and young people
Supervision
I am interesting in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Mental health
- Children's social care
- Social work education and training
Current supervisees (PhD):
- Kemba Hadaway
- Laura Mayhew-Manistre
- Louisa Roberts
- Rosie Moore
- Sarah Cavill
Current supervisees (Professional Doctorates):
- Lauren Doyle
- Natalie Greenwell
- Rebecca Burden
- Robert Lomax
Past projects
- Victoria Sharley - Identifying and responding to child neglect in Schools in Wales (awarded 2018)