Gordon Derrick M, Oliveros Arazais, Hawes Samuel W, Iwamoto Derek K, Rayford Brett S
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, US.
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2012 Aug 1;34(8):1399-1417. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.03.021.
Current policy regarding child protection services places increasing demands for providers to engage fathers whose children are involved in the child protection process. This requisite brings to the fore the ongoing challenges that fathers have historically faced in working within these systems. Despite this need, there is little empirical evidence regarding the factors and strategies that impact the engagement of fathers in interventions relevant to child protection services. This comprehensive and systemic review synthesizes the available literature regarding factors and strategies that may foster paternal involvement in the child protection system and their services. We organize the literature concerning paternal engagement in child and family services around an ecological model that examines paternal engagement from individual, family, service provider, program, community, and policy levels. We consider factors and strategies along a continuum of engagement through intent to enroll, enrollment, and retention. This review advances theory by elucidating key factors that foster father engagement. The review also highlights the gaps in the literature and provides strategies for how researchers can address these areas. Future directions in the arenas of practice and policy are discussed.
当前关于儿童保护服务的政策对服务提供者提出了越来越高的要求，即要让那些其子女卷入儿童保护程序的父亲参与进来。这一要求凸显了父亲们在这些系统中工作时长期面临的挑战。尽管有此需求，但关于影响父亲参与儿童保护服务相关干预措施的因素和策略，实证证据却很少。这项全面而系统的综述综合了现有文献中关于可能促进父亲参与儿童保护系统及其服务的因素和策略。我们围绕一个生态模型来组织有关父亲参与儿童和家庭服务的文献，该模型从个人、家庭、服务提供者、项目、社区和政策层面审视父亲的参与情况。我们沿着从有意登记、登记到留用的参与连续体来考量因素和策略。这项综述通过阐明促进父亲参与的关键因素推进了理论发展。该综述还突出了文献中的空白，并为研究人员如何解决这些领域的问题提供了策略。文中还讨论了实践和政策领域的未来方向。
