Despite the important role fathers play in the lives of their children, social workers report that
they do not feel prepared to work with fathers. It is ethically imperative that social workers are …

Social service providers in a variety of sectors have struggled to consistently engage
nonresident fathers in service provision. A growing body of research indicates that …

Objective: The paper aims to explore the barriers to father involvement in family social work
at the personal, cultural, and structural levels, and their interconnectedness to answer the …

Father involvement, as specifically parent-led or engaged activities, is recognized and
understood as distinctively broad in scope, but also rigid and historically prescribed by …

Father engagement in child welfare is an important process as their participation and
inclusion in case activities may lead to improved placement and permanency outcomes for …

Policymakers in the US designed the child welfare system to explore mother involvement for
permanency planning with father involvement less a focus. The present child welfare system …

The involvement of men in statutory care and protection processes remains limited, despite
progress in research suggesting involving such men has positive implications for children …

Tämän kandidaatintutkielman tehtävänä oli selvittää lastensuojelun isien osallisuuteen
vaikuttavia tekijöitä ja erityisesti sitä, miten sosiaalityöntekijä voi edistää isien osallisuuden …

This chapter examines how we frame interventions with fathers. It explores definitions and
concepts related to intervention, criteria for inclusion in services, and practitioner preparation …

There is an extensive body of child welfare research on Black fathers whose children are
removed from their care and placed into the foster care system. However, little research …