Generative Fathering: Engaging fathers in family based programs
Generative Fathering is a guide for practitioners to improve their engagement and work with fathers in community services, social work, psychology, counselling, domestic violence and health contexts. Using a strengths-based (non-deficit) approach, this book explores the pivotal role of fathers within their families’ life, and how this can be harnessed to enhance family well-being. Generativity, referring to the sacrificial caring or support provided to a significant relationship or the next generation, is explored and presented as a framework that can best guide strengths-based practice in working with fathers. Generative Fathering provides practitioners with a framework to deepen father-child engagement and work collaboratively with men while addressing the challenges that can threaten these relationships.
Generative Fathering is a guide for practitioners to improve their engagement and work with fathers in community services, social work, psychology, counselling, domestic violence and health contexts. Using a strengths-based (non-deficit) approach, this book explores the pivotal role of fathers within their families’ life, and how this can be harnessed to enhance family well-being. Generativity, referring to the sacrificial caring or support provided to a significant relationship or the next generation, is explored and presented as a framework that can best guide strengths-based practice in working with fathers. Generative Fathering provides practitioners with a framework to deepen father-child engagement and work collaboratively with men while addressing the challenges that can threaten these relationships.
Generative Fathering is a guide for practitioners to improve their engagement and work with fathers in community services, social work, psychology, counselling, domestic violence and health contexts. Using a strengths-based (non-deficit) approach, this book explores the pivotal role of fathers within their families’ life, and how this can be harnessed to enhance family well-being. Generativity, referring to the sacrificial caring or support provided to a significant relationship or the next generation, is explored and presented as a framework that can best guide strengths-based practice in working with fathers. Generative Fathering provides practitioners with a framework to deepen father-child engagement and work collaboratively with men while addressing the challenges that can threaten these relationships.
Outline...
Preface
Chapter 1: Why consider fathers
Chapter 2: Advantages of involving fathers
Chapter 3: Valuing fathering – A non-deficit approach
An alternative perspective of fathering
Non-deficit techniques to engage fathers
Chapter 4: Principles for effective practice with fathers
Four key areas for effective service delivery with fathers
Engaging fathers at Childcare or Family Centres
Challenges for the sector
The Working with Fathers Checklist
Chapter 5: Generativity - A force for change
Introducing the concept of generativity
How generativity works
Generative interventions for fathers
Challenges to generative connections
Chapter 6: Generativity and disengaged separated fathers
The generative fathering framework as a tool to rebuild engagement
Chapter 7: Generativity and fathering child/ren with special needs
Chapter 8: Generative approach and domestic violence
The Freedom from Fear Campaign
Focusing on the tension of generativity
Chapter 9: Generativity and culturally diverse fathers
Working with culturally diverse fathers
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fathers
Next steps…
The authors: Andrew King is a leading group work specialist and the Practice Specialist, Groupwork and Community Education Manager at Relationships Australia, NSW. Dr Joe Fleming is a registered™ mental health social worker and casual academic, having formerly worked as a child protection worker and team leader. Mohamed Dukuly is a psychosocial educator, a social worker, an accredited Family Dispute Resolution practitioner and currently works with migrants and refugees in Australia.
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Reviews
“This is a very good guide for professionals working with fathers across many health and welfare settings. It walks new pathways that encourage men to be included in family interventions and provides many useful examples of how it can be done". Professor Emeritus Thea Brown, Department of Social Work, Monash University
"This excellent book is strengths based and offers service providers an opportunity to critique their own work with fathers and the generative possibilities that men contribute to their children’s lives". Elisabeth Shaw, CEO, Relationships Australia NSW
“A richly informative book which brilliantly makes the case for including fathers in family-work and offers a wealth of tips and strategies for doing so". Adrienne Burgess, Joint CEO, the Fatherhood Institute. www.fatherhoodinstitute.org
ISBN 978-0-6480015-5-3 (Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-6480015-7-7 (eBook)
Published by Groupwork Solutions
Phone: 0437 546 560
E-mail: info@groupworksolutions.com.au
154 pages