What about the fathers? The presence and absence of the father in social work practice in England, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden-A comparative study

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dc.contributor.authorNygren, Karinaen
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Julieen
dc.contributor.authorEllingsen, Ingunn T.en
dc.contributor.authorChristie, Alastairen
dc.contributor.funderSeventh Framework Programmeen
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-14T09:10:25Z
dc.date.available2023-09-14T09:10:25Z
dc.date.issued19/07/2018en
dc.description.abstractWithin Northern Europe, gendered roles and responsibilities within the family have been challenged through an emergence of different family forms, increasing cultural diversity, and progressive developments in welfare policies. To varying degrees, welfare policies in different countries support a dual-earner model and encourage men to be more active as fathers by reinforcing statutory rights and responsibilities. In child welfare practice, there has traditionally been a strong emphasis on the mother as primary carer for the child; the father has been less visible. This paper explores, in four national welfare contexts, how child welfare social workers include fathers in practice decisions. Data were collected using focus group interviews with social workers from England, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. Similarities and differences emerge in relation to services and the focus of social work assessments. However, overall, the research suggests that despite gains in policy and legislation that promote gender equality, fathers remain largely absent in child welfare practice decisions about the parenting of their children. From the research, we raise questions for social work practice and the development of welfare policies.en
dc.description.sponsorshipSeventh Framework Programme (NORFACE/Welfare State Futures programme,Grant/Award Number: 462‐14‐140)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationNygren, K., Walsh, J., Ellingsen, I. T. and Christie, A. (2018) 'What about the fathers? The presence and absence of the father in social work practice in England, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden - A comparative study', Child and Family Social Work, 24(1), pp. 148–155. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12592en
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cfs.12592en
dc.identifier.eissn1365-2206en
dc.identifier.endpage155en
dc.identifier.issn1356-7500en
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleChild and Family Social Worken
dc.identifier.startpage148en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14978
dc.identifier.volume24en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.en
dc.rights© 2018, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the accepted version of the following item: Nygren, K., Walsh, J., Ellingsen, I. T. and Christie, A. (2018) 'What about the fathers? The presence and absence of the father in social work practice in England, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden - A comparative study', Child and Family Social Work, 24(1), pp. 148–155. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12592, which has been published in final form at: https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12592. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.en
dc.subjectChild welfareen
dc.subjectComparative researchen
dc.subjectFamily policyen
dc.subjectFathersen
dc.subjectWelfare regimeen
dc.titleWhat about the fathers? The presence and absence of the father in social work practice in England, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden-A comparative studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue1en
oaire.citation.volume24en
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