Fathering at risk [[electronic resource] ] : helping nonresidential fathers / / James R. Dudley, Glenn Stone

• Autore: Dudley James R
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.87420973
• Soggetto topico: Absentee fathers - United States; Father and child - United States
• Altri autori: StoneGlenn
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-317) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART I: Why Fathering Is at Risk; PART II: What We Can Do; PART III: Professional Practice Considerations in Work With Fathers at Risk; PART IV: Policies and Programs to Assist Fathers at Risk; Afterword: Visioning a Future for Fathering; Appendix: Fathers' Organizations and Web Sites; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book profiles three groups of nonresidential fathers--teens, older fathers, and unmarried or divorced fathers. It promotes a fuller understanding of their problems, and offers an array of strategies for involving them in their children's lives. Utilizing a strengths perspective, the authors move beyond the realm of theory to present specific intervention strategies that have helped many diverse groups of fathers and potential fathers. Throughout, case examples illustrate key program issues. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter and reflection questions throughout promote integra
• Titolo autorizzato: Fathering at risk
• ISBN: 1-281-80641-2; 9786611806415; 0-8261-1617-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782675003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer series, focus on men (Unnumbered)