Stepfather involvement in social interventions made by youth protection services in stepfamilies

ABSTRACT Despite efforts made by management and caseworkers to promote active parental participation in the protective context, fathers or other male figures are often brushed aside from intervention. This paper presents the results of qualitative research on methods used by youth protection casewor...

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Published in:Child & family social work 2007-08, Vol.12 (3), p.229-238
Main Authors: Parent, Claudine, Saint-Jacques, Marie-Christine, Beaudry, Madeleine, Robitaille, Caroline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Welfare Services
Decision Making
Fathers
Intervention
Parent Child Relations
Parents & parenting
Participation
Qualitative research
social interventions with stepfamilies
social representations
Social work
Social workers
Stepfamilies
Stepfamily
stepfather involvement
youth protection services
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Summary:ABSTRACT Despite efforts made by management and caseworkers to promote active parental participation in the protective context, fathers or other male figures are often brushed aside from intervention. This paper presents the results of qualitative research on methods used by youth protection caseworkers (n = 22) working with stepfather families. The main objective is to identify items that encourage or discourage stepfather involvement in psychosocial interventions. Results showed that certain items do not apply solely to stepfathers, but influence youth protection caseworker decision‐making from a broader perspective. Particular characteristics associated with being a stepfather significantly influence involvement practices espoused by caseworkers, notably the absence of legal status and biological connection with the mother's children.
ISSN:1356-7500
1365-2206
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2206.2007.00494.x