Working With Urban, African American Fathers: The Importance of Service Provision, Joining, Accountability, the Father–Child Relationship, and Couples Work

Greif, Geoffrey L.; Jones, Joseph; Worthy, James; White, Eddie; Davis, Will; Pitchford, Edward

doi:10.1080/10522158.2011.571197

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“…Nonetheless, whereas the many implications of women's relations with their mothers are highlighted both in social work education and in the general culture, the implications of being the daughter of a father are not.The omission requires rectification. As Greif et al (2011) have pointed out, in order to connect with men and be comfortable working with them, the professional must 'have worked through his or her issues in advance' (p. 254). In similar vein, Ferguson (2011) urges education and training to 'provide opportunities for workers to critically reflect on their .…”

Section: W H At S O C I a L Wo R K E R S S H O U L D B E Awa R E O F mentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender‐sensitive intervention to improve work with fathers in child welfare services

Baum

2015

Child & Family Social Work

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A B S T R AC TAlthough the importance of including fathers in child welfare services has been increasingly recognized, social workers' engagement with fathers is still limited and sometimes fraught with negative bias. This paper attempts to lay some needed foundation to meet the challenge of working with fathers. It presents in succinct form the existing knowledge on how fathers experience and manifest their distress and on how they view the social services and social workers. It discusses, in some detail, three main issues -power relations, mutual fear and communication differences -in the interactions between female social workers and the fathers in the social welfare services. And it emphasizes the need for social workers to be aware of how their experiences with their own fathers may affect their interventions with men. It ends with observations and recommendations for developing the gender awareness that is necessary for effective practice with fathers.bs_bs_banner

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Section: W H At S O C I a L Wo R K E R S S H O U L D B E Awa R E O F mentioning

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Gender‐sensitive intervention to improve work with fathers in child welfare services

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2015

Child & Family Social Work

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“…Negative Stereotyping. A negative stereotyping of a father's ability to parent maybe leading to the reluctance of fathers to fulfill their parenting obligations (Greif et al, 2011). Some fathers have reported that professionals are suspicious of their desire to parent their children (Smithers, 2012).…”

Section: Implications For Fathersmentioning

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Parents’ Gender Stereotypical Biases towards their Children May Be Negatively Affecting Their Son’s Involvement as a Father with His Children

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2018

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There is a distinct difference in parenthood roles between mothers and fathers where mothers perform most-expressive‖ functions, and fathers perform most-instrumental‖ functions often leaving fathers on the sidelines of parenthood (Bernard, 1975). Many factors-ranging from outright discrimination to the process associated with gender role socialization‖ contribute to these gender role patterns (Eccles, 1994, p. 585). Parents, through reinforcement, encourage daughters to-place more value on putting family needs before work‖ (Eccles, & Wang, 2016, p. 102). However, sons are encouraged to-place more value on jobs that allow them to make a lot of money‖ (Eccles, & Wang, 2016, p.102; Jozefowicz, Barber, & Eccles, 1993). Father's attitudes-about their children and their roles as parents may be important in determining the father's involvement with their children‖ (Cox, Owen, Henderson, & Margand, 1992, p. 1022). A father's involvement may be influenced by their experiences and perceptions of self-efficacy originating in childhood (Eccles, 2014). Many fathers-express a desire to parent differently from their own fathers, whom they perceived as having been distant or disengaged from their families (Goodman, 2005, p. 193).It can be contributed to the parent's gender stereotypical biases towards their children. Parenthood is a significant life course transition. For the most part, with all the contraceptives available, having a child is a decision (Nock, 2000). Most parents can attest to the fact that entry into parenthood is forever life changing (Buchler, Perales, & Baxter, 2017). Some people give many reasons why not to enter parenthood such as gender role inequality (McDonald, 2006), economic uncertainty (Kreyenfeld, 2009),changes in partnership behaviour (Baizán, Aassve, & Billari, 2003), fear of disappointment in the child or as parent (Qu, & Weston, 2001), and restrictions of loss of freedom and time (Michaels, 1988). On the other hand, some people give many reasons why to have a child such as to provide love and companionship (Morgan, & King, 2001), adult status and identity (Hoffman, & Manis, 1979) and makes evolutionary sense to have children and teach them (Kaplan, Hill, Hurtado, & Lancaster, 2001). Researchers have identified many reasons why people become parents from being pre-programmed to respond to babies (Kringelbach, 2008) to being influenced by their culture (Hoffman, & Manis, 1979). Parenthood and Culture Parents contribute-to the socialization of gender in their children by adopting the dominant cultural prescriptions that girls and boys are different‖ (Leaper, 2005, p.190). Culture is the set of values, beliefs and ways of thinking for a specific group (Brym, Lie, & Rytina, 2006) which shapes the view of oneself (Mezirow, 2000). It is the physical and social setting where the values and recommended behaviors for parents and children alike become systematic and predictable (Harkness, & Super, 2002). Thus, parenting becomes an interactional process between parent, child, and culture (Belsky, 1984). Pa...

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“…The fatherhood programs must not only address the developmental stages of a child, but also they must also incorporate developmental curricula for self-development, particularly those that focus on life-course development (Greif et al, 2011), which further support the guiding assumption that underpinned this study: Making the transition to being a committed parent is often incomplete and problematic for young fathers (NCOFF, 2000).…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Moreover, this participant articulated the ambivalence and vulnerability most young fathers experience while seeking help (Greif et al, 2011). Interestingly, both fathers were serviced by a female front-line social worker, which contradicts current trends and practices that advocate for more male front-line workers within RFP.…”

Section: Making It: Self Efficacymentioning

confidence: 81%

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Working With Urban, African American Fathers: The Importance of Service Provision, Joining, Accountability, the Father–Child Relationship, and Couples Work

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Gender‐sensitive intervention to improve work with fathers in child welfare services

Gender‐sensitive intervention to improve work with fathers in child welfare services

Parents’ Gender Stereotypical Biases towards their Children May Be Negatively Affecting Their Son’s Involvement as a Father with His Children

His-stories: Young, non-residential, African American fathers participating in a responsible fatherhood program: A hermeneutic inquirey

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