Enhancing Father Engagement in Parenting Programs: Translating Research into Practice Recommendations

Given the increasing research and practice interest in father engagement, this article aimed to develop a clinical narrative integrating the extant research literature to distil key practice recommendations for enhancing father engagement in parenting interventions for child wellbeing. A narrative r...

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Published in:Australian psychologist 2019-04, Vol.54 (2), p.83-89
Main Authors: Lechowicz, Meryn E., Jiang, Yixin, Tully, Lucy A., Burn, Matthew T., Collins, Daniel A. J., Hawes, David J., Lenroot, Rhoshel K., Anderson, Vicki, Doyle, Frances L., Piotrowska, Patrycja J., Frick, Paul J., Moul, Caroline, Kimonis, Eva R., Dadds, Mark R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child & adolescent mental health
child mental health
father involvement
Intervention
parental engagement
Parenthood education
parenting
parenting program
Parents & parenting
Teams
Training
Well being
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Summary:Given the increasing research and practice interest in father engagement, this article aimed to develop a clinical narrative integrating the extant research literature to distil key practice recommendations for enhancing father engagement in parenting interventions for child wellbeing. A narrative review of research on father engagement in interventions for child wellbeing was conducted, to identify and distil evidence-based policies and practices to enhance father engagement for practitioners and organisations. Six broad policy and practice recommendations are provided that pertain to: engaging the parenting team, avoiding a father deficit model, increasing father awareness of parenting interventions, ensuring father-inclusive program content and delivery, increasing organisational support for father-inclusive practice, and increasing professional father engagement training. This review provides practitioners with guidelines for enhancing father engagement based on the available research. It also provides recommendations for further research regarding the effectiveness of strategies to enhance father engagement.
ISSN:0005-0067
1742-9544
DOI:10.1111/ap.12361