I have just launched a survey to try and find out what kind of work with fathers is going on in the UK. This is part of my research fellowship funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
There has been considerable interest in recent years in getting fathers involved with child welfare services that have historically interacted with mothers. Interventions now seem to include advice, support and parenting courses for fathers, amongst other things. What we don't really know is how much of this work is going on and what kinds of approaches are used. So, for example, are the interventions for fathers similar to or different from those being used with mothers? Are fathers being recruited to parenting programmes alongside mothers or are dedicated fathers' projects being set up? Are men being engaged in group activity or worked with individually? What ideas or theories underpin the work? What is the main motivation for the intervention - for example is it primarily about making mothers' lives easier or promoting fathers' rights or something else? How do projects recuit fathers? What is known about the effectiveness of services?
If you work with fathers, please fill it the survey questionnaire. If you know someone who does, please pass on this link: http://stwnsh.com/fathers.
All who complete the survey can enter a prize draw for £100 worth of books on working with fathers.
Thank you!
There has been considerable interest in recent years in getting fathers involved with child welfare services that have historically interacted with mothers. Interventions now seem to include advice, support and parenting courses for fathers, amongst other things. What we don't really know is how much of this work is going on and what kinds of approaches are used. So, for example, are the interventions for fathers similar to or different from those being used with mothers? Are fathers being recruited to parenting programmes alongside mothers or are dedicated fathers' projects being set up? Are men being engaged in group activity or worked with individually? What ideas or theories underpin the work? What is the main motivation for the intervention - for example is it primarily about making mothers' lives easier or promoting fathers' rights or something else? How do projects recuit fathers? What is known about the effectiveness of services?
If you work with fathers, please fill it the survey questionnaire. If you know someone who does, please pass on this link: http://stwnsh.com/fathers.
All who complete the survey can enter a prize draw for £100 worth of books on working with fathers.
Thank you!