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Perspectives on being a father from men involved with child welfare services.
- Source :
- Child & Family Social Work; Feb2014, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p14-23, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT Fathers can make positive contributions to their children's well-being. However, involving the literature and this research indicate that fathers are much less likely to be engaged with child welfare services than mothers. This paper reports the findings of life story research with 18 fathers involved with child welfare. It focuses on these men's perspectives of fatherhood and their relationships with their children. Also, reactions to these fatherhood stories from father and service provider focus groups are examined. The findings challenge common perceptions of these fathers and highlight similarities and differences in perspectives between fathers and service providers. Implications for engaging fathers in child welfare practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILD welfare
BEHAVIOR modification
CHILDREN'S accident prevention
FATHER-child relationship
FATHERHOOD
FOCUS groups
HEALTH behavior
INTERVIEWING
INVESTMENTS
MEDICAL personnel
REMINISCENCE
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SEPARATION anxiety
QUALITATIVE research
THEMATIC analysis
INTER-observer reliability
PATIENTS' families
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 93304698
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00876.x