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Research Interests
After qualifying as a social worker in 1995 I worked for 12 years in mental health services, in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, as a Community Mental Health Team social worker, out of hours Approved Social Worker, project manager and team leader in assertive outreach and rehabilitation. My main research interests are in the area of mental health, specifically: the effectiveness of mental health services; the social determinants of mental health; human rights and mental health/mental capacity legislation; and the associations between adverse childhood experiences and mental health. I'm a Fellow in the Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation; the Queen's coordinator for the Approved Social Work Programme which is a partnership with the Health and Social Care Trusts; and one of the social work representatives on the Department of Health's Reference Group for the Mental Capacity Act Northern Ireland 2016.
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Projects
R2583SES: The relationship Between alcohol and mental health problems : A rapid review of evidence
Campbell, A., Butler, M., Davidson, G. & McLaughlin, A.
19/03/2019 → …
Project: Research
R2367SES: NSPCC/ESRC Identifying and Responding to the Trauma of Maltreated Children
Duffy, M., Best, P., Bunting, L., Davidson, G., Devaney, J. & French, D.
07/02/2017 → …
Project: Research
R4788SES: Regional Audit of the Think Family Initiative
Davidson, G., Bunting, L., Devaney, J., Duffy, J. & Grant, A.
30/01/2017 → …
Project: Research
R4737NUR: An evaluation of health & social care professional's family focused practice with parents who have mental illness, their children and families in adult mental health and children's services in Northern Ireland
Grant, A., Davidson, G., Devaney, J., Duffy, J., Galway, K. & Perra, O.
11/11/2015 → …
Project: Research
Research Output
A Review of the International Evidence of the Effectiveness of the Use of CCTV in Care Home Settings: A Rapid Evidence Assessment
Davidson, G., McCartan, C. & Best, P., 31 Jan 2020, 90 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Coronavirus: The divergence of mental health experiences during the pandemic
Kousoulis, A., McDaid, S., Crepaz-Keay, D., Solomon, S., Lombardo, C., Yap, J., Weeks, L., O'Sullivan, C., Baird, R., Grange, R., Giugliano, T., Thorpe, L., Knifton, L., Rowland, M., van Bortel, T., John, A., Lee, S., Morton, A. & Davidson, G., 07 Jul 2020, Mental Health Foundation. 18 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Differing Knowledges: Comparing the contribution of drama students and service users in role plays preparing social work students for practice
Duffy, J., Montgomery, L., Murphy, P., Davidson, G. & Bunting, L., 03 Feb 2020, In : Social Work Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Factors that influence participation in physical activity for anxiety and depression: a synthesis of qualitative evidence
McCartan, C., Yap, J., Firth, J., Stubbs, B., Tully, M., Best, P., Webb, P., White, C., Gilbody, S., Churchill, R., Breedvelt, J. & Davidson, G., 04 Mar 2020, In : Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). 3, 26 p., CD013547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Factors that influence participation in physical activity for people with bipolar disorder: a synthesis of qualitative evidence
McCartan, C., Yap, J., Firth, J., Stubbs, B., Tully, M., Best, P., Webb, P., White, C., Gilbody, S., Churchill, R., Breedvelt, J. & Davidson, G., 19 Mar 2020, In : Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). 3, 24 p., CD013557.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Prizes
Internationalising the Social Work Curriculum
Janet Anand (Recipient), Davidson, Gavin (Recipient), Pinkerton, John (Recipient), Campbell, Anne (Recipient) & Katharine Dill (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
QUB Teaching Award 2012 - Excellence in Teaching By A Team
Duffy, Joe (Recipient), Kelly, Berni (Recipient), Chaitali Das (Recipient), Davidson, Gavin (Recipient) & Hayes, David (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Queen's University Teaching Award - Excellence in Teaching in a Team
Murphy, Paul (Recipient), Davidson, Gavin (Recipient), Duffy, Joe (Recipient), Montgomery, Lorna (Recipient), Gormley, Gerard (Recipient) & Walsh, Ian (Recipient), 20 Jun 2017
Prize: Other distinction
Research and Development Office Doctoral Fellowship
Davidson, Gavin (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship
Davidson, Gavin (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
Mental Capacity Act NI Regional Conference
Gavin Davidson (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Jan 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Mental Health Foundation (External organisation)
Gavin Davidson (Advisor)
23 Mar 2020 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
DfE GCRF: Working together: supporting the needs of people with disabilities and mental health issues through research.
Alan Maddock (Organiser), , Lorna Montgomery (Organiser), , Paul Best (Participant), , Berni Kelly (Speaker), , Gavin Davidson (Participant), , Anne Campbell (Participant), , Ciaran Mulholland (Participant), & Cherie Armour (Participant)
06 Jan 2020 → 10 Jan 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Relationships in the context of mental health and mental capacity law: perspectives from Northern Ireland
Gavin Davidson (Keynote speaker)
19 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Education for Transformation: Mental Health Morning
Trisha Forbes (Organiser), , Claire McCartan (Presenter), , John Moriarty (Contributor), , Gavin Davidson (Contributor), & Karen Galway (Contributor)
16 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press / Media
Stormont meeting explores connection between trauma and violent offending
Colm Walsh, Shadd Maruna & Gavin Davidson
10/01/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Impact
Reducing the Death and Injury of Children from Abuse and Neglect
John Devaney (Participant), Anne Lazenbatt (Participant), Lisa Bunting (Participant), Gavin Davidson (Participant), Trevor Spratt (Participant) & David Hayes (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact, Societial Impact
Thesis
Behind the Door: A Study of Cell-Sharing, Wellbeing and Coping in Prison
Author: Muirhead, A., Dec 2019Supervisor: Butler, M. (Supervisor) & Davidson, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Power, inequality and social justice
Author: McCartan, C., Jul 2019Supervisor: Davidson, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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