Davy Hayes

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Davy Hayes

Professor

• Professor, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7053-9069

• Phone+44 (0)28 9097 5971

• Emaild.hayes@qub.ac.uk

• Room 02.014 - Sociology and Social Work

United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

• The involvement of family members and children and young people in child protection and welfare processes\
• Service user experiences of the child protection and criminal justice systems\
• Child protection social work practice\
• Assessment and decision-making in work with children and families\
• Family group conferencing

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Research Interests

My main research interests include service user experiences of the child protection and criminal justice systems, the involvement of family members in child protection and child welfare processes and methods for facilitating such involvement, the practice and experiences of professionals who operate the child protection system, and social work assessment and decision making in child welfare.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

1. SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Projects

• 2 Active

• 5 Finished

• R3075SES: Evidence Review - Developing Trauma informed practice in Northern Ireland

Montgomery, L. (PI), Bunting, L. (CoI), Coulter, S. (CoI), Davidson, G. (CoI), Hayes, D. (CoI), MacDonald, M. (CoI) & Mooney, S. (CoI)

29/08/2018 → …

Project: Research - ### R4781SES: Using the voluntary sector to provide services to children and families with complex needs - revised

Butler, M. (PI), Hayes, D. (CoI), McLaughlin, A. (CoI) & Percy, A. (CoI)

08/12/2016 → …

Project: Research

• Service Industries
• Family
• Voluntary Sector
• Alternative
• Child

• R5000SWK: Lessons Learned about Social Work practice from complaints made to the NISCC (2005-2015)

Hayes, D. (PI)

03/05/2016 → …

Project: Research

• Complaint
• Consumers
• UK
• Service Industries
• Administrative Structure

• R3774SWK: Lessons learned about social work practice from complaints made to NISCC (2005-2015)

Hayes, D. (PI)

03/05/2016 → …

Project: Research

• Complaint
• Consumers
• UK
• Service Industries
• Administrative Structure

• R4608SWK: HSC PHA CONTRACT 'SUBSTANCE MISUSE'

Hayes, D. (PI)

01/08/2012 → …

Project: Research

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Research output

• 15 Commissioned report
• 15 Article
• 12 Paper
• 3 Chapter (peer-reviewed)

• 3 More

• 3 Protocol

• 1 Edited book
• 1 Other report
• 1 Chapter
• 1 Other contribution to conference

• 1 Poster

• Children's rights in social work practice. Theory, protection, participation and provision

McCafferty, P. (Editor), Mercado Garcia , E. (Editor), Hayes, D. (Editor) & Marshall, G. (Editor), 03 Feb 2026, (Accepted) Routledge.

Research output: Book/Report › Edited book › peer-review - ### Keeping the promise: workforce retention as a children’s rights obligation

Tanner, E., McCafferty, P. & Hayes, D., 03 Feb 2026, (Accepted) Children's rights in social work practice: theory, protection, participation and provision. McCafferty, P., Mercado Garcia, E., Hayes, D. & Marshall, G. (eds.). Routledge

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review - ### Protecting children by supporting families

Hayes, D., 03 Feb 2026, (Accepted) Children's rights in social work practice: theory, protection, participation and provision. McCafferty, P., Mercado Garcia, E., Hayes, D. & Marshall, G. (eds.). Routledge

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review - ### A systematic review of the experiences and perceived impacts of advocacy support for Looked After Children and Young People within child welfare services

Lunn, J., McCafferty, P. & Hayes, D., 01 Mar 2025, 14 p.

Research output: Other contribution › Protocol

Open Access

File

10 Downloads (Pure) - ### Promoting staff retention in social work: identifying the ‘push’ and the ‘pull’ factors from the perspective of newly qualified social workers

Roulston, A., Mackle, D., Ross, J., Montgomery, L., MacDermott, D., Boyle, S., McFadden, P. & Hayes, D., 23 Jul 2025, (Early online date) In: British Journal of Social Work. 21 p., bcaf152.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

File

• Mixed Methods
• Work-Family Conflict
• Depressive Disorder
• Complex Situation

146 Downloads (Pure)

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Prizes

• 50th Anniversary Virtual Special Edition of the British Journal of Social Work

Hayes, D. (Recipient), Jan 2021

Prize: Other distinction

• Virtual
• special edition
• Social Work

• Belfast Ambassador of the Year

Hayes, D. (Recipient), 2012

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

• Belfast
• Conferences
• Ambassador
• Congressional Report
• Child

• Discretionary Award for Exceptional Performance

Hayes, D. (Recipient), Feb 2011

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

• Performance
• Awards
• Queen
• Universities
• Schools

• Discretionary Award for Exceptional Performance

Hayes, D. (Recipient), Jun 2017

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

• Performance
• Awards
• Queen
• Students
• Universities

• Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh

Hayes, D. (Recipient), 07 Mar 2025

Prize: Other distinction

• Academic Teaching Personnel
• Political Science
• Teaching Research
• Social Sciences

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Activities

• 25 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
• 16 Invited talk
• 8 Public lecture/debate/seminar
• 7 KTP & Consultancy in kind

• 27 More

• 14 Participation in conference

• 14 Membership of board
• 11 Publication peer-review
• 6 Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
• 5 Membership of peer review panel or committee
• 4 Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
• 4 Other examination
• 3 Editorial activity
• 3 Oral presentation
• 1 PhD external examination
• 1 PGT external examination
• 1 UG external examination

• 1 Hosting of external, non-academic visitor

• National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) (Publisher)

Hayes, D. (Peer reviewer) & McCafferty, P. (Peer reviewer)

11 Mar 2026

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review - ### NISCC 13th Annual social work and social care conference 2026

Lunn, J. (Presenter), McCafferty, P. (Contributor) & Hayes, D. (Contributor)

11 Mar 2026

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation - ### What Supports Social Workers in their Role? Key Messages from Research and Guidance for Employers and Practitioners

Hayes, D. (Participant)

10 Feb 2026

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course - ### Joint Universities Social Work Association (External organisation)

Hayes, D. (Board Member)

10 Feb 2026 → …

Activity: Membership types › Membership of board - ### Regional Working Group - Embedding the Social Work Leadership Framework in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching

Hayes, D. (Member)

06 Feb 2026 → …

Activity: Consultancy types › KTP & Consultancy in kind

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Press/Media

• BASW NI discusses social work pressures with Health Minister

Hayes, D.

27/02/2026

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Other - ### BASW NI political engagement - Oral Evidence to the Stormont Committees for Health and Justice

Hayes, D.

30/01/2025

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Other - ### Social Workers meet with Finance Minister to discuss an audit of the costs of poverty

Hayes, D.

08/01/2025

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Other - ### BASW NI political engagement - Oral evidence to the Stormont Committee for Communities

Hayes, D.

13/06/2024

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Other - ### QUB social work students qualify early to join frontline services across Northern Ireland during coronavirus crisis

Hayes, D.

07/05/2020

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Other

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Impacts

• Influencing Policy on Young Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings

Hayes, D. (Participant), Bunting, L. (Participant), Spratt, T. (Participant), Lazenbatt, A. (Participant), Carr, N. (Participant) & Duffy, J. (Participant)

Impact: Public Policy Impact, Societial Impact - ### Reducing the Death and Injury of Children from Abuse and Neglect

Devaney, J. (Participant), Lazenbatt, A. (Participant), Bunting, L. (Participant), Davidson, G. (Participant), Spratt, T. (Participant) & Hayes, D. (Participant)

Impact: Public Policy Impact, Societial Impact