Commentary on Fathers and Children and Maltreatment

Dubowitz, Howard

doi:10.1177/1077559509339389

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“…The findings of the present study have several implications. The study adds to the limited knowledge we have on fathers involved in child maltreatment cases, particularly cases that, due to their severity, reach a TPR outcome (Brewsaugh et al 2018;Dubowitz 2006Dubowitz , 2009Wingrove et al 2016;Zanoni et al 2013). The findings suggest that fathers should be part of a family intervention plan even when they are not identified as the main perpetrator of abuse or neglect, specifically when there is a high rate of risk factors in the family.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…The role of fathers in child maltreatment cases is a growing research area (Brewsaugh et al 2018;Wingrove et al 2016). The interaction between fathers and a family's characteristics in promoting a child's welfare or protecting a child from the risk of maltreatment is unclear (Dubowitz 2006(Dubowitz , 2009Guterman and Lee 2005;Lee et al 2009;Risley-Curtiss and Heffernan 2003;Strega et al 2009;Zanoni et al 2013). It has been documented, in the literature, that fathers are not typically included in child welfare services and research (Brewsaugh et al 2018).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fathers, like mothers, also pose risks when they are more negatively involved with the child. There is a gap in the research regarding the father's role in child maltreatment cases (Brewsaugh et al 2018;Dubowitz 2006Dubowitz , 2009Wingrove et al 2016) and, specifically, regarding the protective role or risk posed by fathers who are not identified as perpetrators in cases of child maltreatment (Shapiro et al 2011;Storhaug and Øien 2012). Since the mothers, who are the primary caregiver of the child, are often also the maltreating parent, existing child maltreatment research tends to be more representative of mothers in general.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Non-offending fathers and children’s risk in severe child maltreatment cases

Ben‐David

2021

SN Soc Sci

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This study examines the association between fathers and children's risk in maltreatment cases where the father was not the maltreating parent. Although fathers play a significant role in children's lives, the existing literature on the risk posed by fathers who are not the maltreatment perpetrator is limited. The study's goals were threefold: (1) to describe differences in parent and child characteristics between families with resident biological fathers, non-resident biological fathers and resident nonbiological fathers; (2) to examine whether resident biological fathers are associated with less or greater risk to a child; (3) to determine whether the association between risk to a child and a resident biological father, if found, persists even with controlled family and individual characteristics. The sample included 237 Israeli court cases in which the mother was adjudicated for child maltreatment. The cases were analyzed for a range of family and case characteristics. It was found that cases with resident biological fathers posed the greatest risk compared to single households and resident non-biological fathers, even though the fathers were not reported as the perpetrators of the maltreatment. The association was corroborated after controlling for family poverty, mental health, drug abuse, the child's age and number of children in the family. The implications of the study's findings identify a need for more inclusive social welfare practices and implementation of the family system approach when designing intervention plans. Future research directions are put forward.

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Non-offending fathers and children’s risk in severe child maltreatment cases

Ben‐David

2021

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“…Although the literature on kinship care in the context of the child welfare and other child-and family-serving systems has become more robust, there is still very little known about male kinship caregivers. Our lack of knowledge about these caregivers is very much in line with the meager literature on male or father involvement in child welfare in general (for a critique of the literature see Bellamy, 2009;Dubowitz, 2009;Saleh, 2013).…”

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confidence: 82%

Male kinship caregivers: Do they differ from their female counterparts?

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Brinson

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Children and Youth Services Review

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“…Es significativo que los servicios sociales no suelan confiar en la colaboración del padre (Dubowitz, 2009;Rosenberg y Wilcox, 2006), por ello aparece en esta escala como una competencia clave junto con la posibilidad de cambio durante la intervención familiar.…”

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