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Psychology General

Fathering

Promoting Positive Father Involvement

edited by Annie Devault, Gilles Forget & Diane Dubeau

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2015
Category
General, Social Work, Marriage & Family, General, Gender Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442637139
    Publish Date
    Oct 2015
    List Price
    $71.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442628762
    Publish Date
    Oct 2015
    List Price
    $42.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442624689
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $32.95

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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.

About the authors

Annie Devault is a professor in the Department of Social Work at l’Université du Québec en Outaouais.

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Gilles Forget is a PhD candidate in the School of Public Health and Social Work at the Queensland University of Technology. He was a health promotion officer in Montreal’s Public Health Department for more than twenty years.

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Diane Dubeau is a professor in the Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology at l’Université du Québec en Outaouais.

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