Effectively Engaging Fathers of Children With a Disability Who Strongly Adhere to Traditional Masculinity
Dan Bates
Abstract:Fathers play an important role in the care of their children with disabilities that has a significant impact across a number of domains, including overall the family functioning, the wellbeing of their child, and the support and mental health of their co-parent. Specialists need to consider fathers as a key asset in the children's life and work towards increasing father engagement in the family and in services. Greater father engagement has been linked with positive child outcomes. Having a child with a disabi… Show more
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