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A checklist for organisations working with fathers using the non-deficit approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Andrew King ,
Steve Sweeney  and
Ross Fletcher
Andrew King
Affiliation:
UnilingCare Burnside, PO Box 6866, Parramatta NSW 2150, Email: aking@burnside.org.au
Steve Sweeney
Affiliation:
UnilingCare Burnside, PO Box 6866, Parramatta NSW 2150, Email: aking@burnside.org.au
Ross Fletcher
Affiliation:
UnilingCare Burnside, PO Box 6866, Parramatta NSW 2150, Email: aking@burnside.org.au
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Abstract

Following on from the article appearing in Children Australia Vol 30 No 2 (King 2005), this short paper develops a checklist for organisations working with fathers for assessing the programs they provide to men. The checklist uses four categories – environment, language, initial contact and marketing, and service provision – to assess their programs’ strengths and weaknesses.

The paper provides an opportunity for organisations to benchmark their approach in working with male service users and provides guidance on how program delivery can be improved.

Type
Focus on practice
Information
Children Australia , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , 2005 , pp. 32 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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