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The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children [CD-ROM]
User Manual Series (2006)

Author(s):  Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Rosenberg, Wilcox

Year Published:  2006

You are in section: Table of Contents Erratum Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - Fathers…Children's Well-Being 3 - Fathers…Child Maltreatment 4 - Effective Fathering 5 - Fathers and Initial Assessment and Investigation 6 - Fathers and Case Planning 7 - Services for Fathers 8 - Fatherhood Programs 9 - Federal Fatherhood Initiatives Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - State Telephone Numbers… Appendix D - Cultural Competence Self-Assessment… Appendix E - Tips for Dads Appendix F - Healthy Marriages

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To carry out their responsibilities of protecting children at risk of maltreatment, CPS caseworkers must effectively engage families that often both present and face great challenges. These can include substance abuse, mental health problems, economic stress, unemployment, separation and divorce, inadequate housing, crime, and incarceration. Figuring out how best to work with and engage these families, always with the safety of and permanency for the child as the goal, is not easy. This manual also speaks to both the opportunities and challenges presented by one participant in the family sagas that CPS caseworkers deal with everyday: the father. Working with ...

Erratum

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 - Purpose and Overview

Section I

2 - Fathers and Their Impact on Children's Well-Being

3 - Fathers and Their Impact on Child Maltreatment

4 - Effective Fathering

5 - Fathers and Initial Assessment and Investigation

6 - Fathers and Case Planning

7 - Services for Fathers

Section II

8 - Fatherhood Programs

9 - Federal Fatherhood Initiatives

Appendix A - Glossary of Terms

Appendix B - Resource Listings of Selected National Organizations Concerned with Fatherhood and Child Maltreatment

Appendix C - State Telephone Numbers for Reporting Child Abuse

Appendix D - Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire, Service Provider Version

Appendix E - Tips for Dads

Appendix F - Healthy Marriages

You are in section: Table of Contents Erratum Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - Fathers…Children's Well-Being 3 - Fathers…Child Maltreatment 4 - Effective Fathering 5 - Fathers and Initial Assessment and Investigation 6 - Fathers and Case Planning 7 - Services for Fathers 8 - Fatherhood Programs 9 - Federal Fatherhood Initiatives Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - State Telephone Numbers… Appendix D - Cultural Competence Self-Assessment… Appendix E - Tips for Dads Appendix F - Healthy Marriages

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Updated on December 10, 2007