Working with Dads: getting started, staying focused
Sponsored by The Parenting Fund
A major part of the Fatherhood Institute’s mission is to support professionals working with children and families where they interact with fathers and father-figures (including stepfathers, uncles, granddads and others) – and to help them talk about fatherhood and fathers in an informed way with the children, their mothers and other female carers.
From this page you can access our comprehensive research summaries about fathers and fatherhood; our extensive, and growing, library of case studies of promising practice around father-work; and a range of briefings on proven approaches to implementation of father-inclusive practices.
Whether you work in maternity or antenatal services; early years; schools or extended schools; family welfare; youth services or other statutory or voluntary agencies that engage with mums and dads – we hope this page will inspire you to develop a more father-inclusive service. Just click on the links below…
Tips and briefings
Women Working With Men: Skills and Strategies
Top Tips for Recruiting Men into the Childcare Workforce
Skills and Abilities of the Dedicated Female Father Worker
Consulting with Mothers in Development of Father-Inclusive Services
Consulting with Dads in Development of Father-Inclusive Services
Communicating With and Engaging Fathers
Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Fathers
Research
Fatherhood Institute Main Research Summary: The Costs and Benefits of Active Fatherhood
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Young Fathers
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Separated Families
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers, Mothers, Work and Family
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Anti-Social Behaviour and Fatherhood
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers’ Influence over Children’s Education
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers Attending Births
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers and Disabled Children
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers and Smoking
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers and Post-Natal Depression
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers and Breastfeeding
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Expectant and New Fathers’ Information Needs
Policy summary
Powerpoint slides summarising the UK’s policy and legislative frameworks requiring engagement with fathers
Case studies
To access all the case studies on the Fatherhood Institute website, click here.
Fatherhood Institute services and resources
Toolkit for Father-Inclusive Practice
Invisible Fathers: Working with Young Dads Resource Pack
Working with Muslim Fathers Guide
Working with Fathers: A Guide for Drug and Alcohol Services
Including New Fathers: A Guide for Maternity Services
BME ‘Dad’ cards to hand out to dads
To find out more about our training courses and consultancy, click here.
Links
To access links to relevant organisations click here.
Tags: African-Caribbean fathers, Early years, Maternity, Muslim fathers, Parenting education, Schools, Separated families, Vulnerable families
