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Results of a training course for social workers on engaging fathers in child protection. |
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Children and Youth Services Review, 34(8), August 2012, pp.1425-1432. |
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0190-7409 |
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This paper presents findings of an evaluation of a UK based training course for child protection social workers that aimed to improve their engagement of fathers in child protection assessments and interventions. The two day training course was designed to increase awareness of gender issues and develop skills through the use of Motivational Interviewing. The evaluation was designed to act as a feasibility study for a potential future randomised controlled trial of the training intervention. Fifty participants completed the course. Findings revealed a significant increase from pre-test to post-test in social workers' self-efficacy and self-reported engagement of both non-resident fathers and residential men who were not a risk to children. There was no increase in the engagement of residential fathers who were perceived as presenting a risk to children. The authors concluded that participation in training could change practitioner attitudes towards the engagement of fathers and increase their engagement of non-abusive fathers. |
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child abuse; child protection; fathers; intervention; motivational interviewing; social work; training; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=654bacc1-b065-457a-9ed4-4ddc53b36c6c |
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