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Engaging fathers is an important part of childcare and
safeguarding practice. Fathers may need support in the
process of becoming effective parents, and this is reflected
in a number of government directives.This course explores
the historical context of fatherhood and considers research
and evidence based practice when working with fathers.
It also looks at a variety of skills and techniques for
assessing their parenting roles and engaging and supporting
them as fathers.
Learning outcomes cover:
- The impact of the father’s role in child development.
- The complex aspect of a father’s role when working
with children and families in child protection.
- What research is saying about engaging fathers when
working with children and families.
- The range of professional responses to fathers from
agencies.
- Skills in looking at different ways of working with
fathers to enhance the parenting role.
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