Fathering: Promoting Positive Father Involvement

Fathering: Promoting Positive Father Involvement
ISBN-10
144262468X
ISBN-13
9781442624689
Category
Psychology
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2015-11-26
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Authors
Annie Devault, Gilles Forget, Diane Dubeau

Description

In the past few decades, researchers and practitioners have moved away from the idea of fatherhood as a single, monolithic concept. Examining the challenges of vulnerable fathers such as those in poverty or in prison, they have developed valuable new strategies for cultivating the positive involvement of fathers in the lives of their children. Drawing on the innovative work of Prospère, a Quebec organization that brought together fathers, university researchers, and health and social service practitioners, Fathering details innovative approaches that support positive father involvement. It provides numerous examples of strategies and interventions with fathers, lessons learned from these practices on how to better support vulnerable fathers and families, and in-depth information on ways of designing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating the results of participatory action research (PAR) – a methodology which put fathers at the heart of the project’s decision-making.

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