2015
Fathers matter: involving and engaging fathers in the child welfare system process
Campbell CA, Howard D, Rayford BS, Gordon DM. Fathers matter: involving and engaging fathers in the child welfare system process. Children And Youth Services Review 2015, 53: 84-91. PMID: 25866428, PMCID: PMC4389279, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild welfare processChild welfare agenciesChild welfare systemWelfare processWelfare agenciesWelfare systemSocial workersState of ConnecticutFocus groupsRelationship statusUnited StatesChild casesAgenciesMultiple caregiversReview processFathersPositive outcomesParentsMultiple parentsPolicyInterviewsSocial-emotional healthResearchWorkersEmotional health
2012
Engaging fathers in child protection services: A review of factors and strategies across ecological systems
Gordon DM, Oliveros A, Hawes SW, Iwamoto DK, Rayford BS. Engaging fathers in child protection services: A review of factors and strategies across ecological systems. Children And Youth Services Review 2012, 34: 1399-1417. PMID: 25232202, PMCID: PMC4164052, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild protection servicesProtection servicesChild protection systemChild protection processPaternal engagementArena of practiceEngagement of fathersContinuum of engagementFamily servicesPolicy levelCurrent policyLittle empirical evidencePaternal involvementFather engagementEngagementProtection processPolicyService providersEmpirical evidenceEcological modelServicesService placesFathersOngoing challengeProtection system
2011
Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Programming: Factors Affecting Low-Income Fathers' Involvement in Child Protection Services and Court-Restricted Access to Their Children
Gordon DM, Iwamoto D, Watkins ND, Kershaw T, Mason D, Judkins A. Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Programming: Factors Affecting Low-Income Fathers' Involvement in Child Protection Services and Court-Restricted Access to Their Children. Journal Of Poverty 2011, 15: 184-205. PMID: 24273406, PMCID: PMC3834591, DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2011.563173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic sexual experiencesChild protective systemSexual experienceChild protection servicesIntimate partner violenceFatherhood programsPartner violenceProtection servicesEthnic minoritiesCPS involvementDiverse fathersFather involvementContextual factorsNumber of childrenParental involvementTraumatic experiencesExperienceFathersAccessViolenceUnemploymentEmploymentCourtMinorityTrauma-focused interventionsAdolescent fathers involved with child protection: social workers speak.
Gordon DM, Watkins ND, Walling SM, Wilhelm S, Rayford BS. Adolescent fathers involved with child protection: social workers speak. Child Welfare 2011, 90: 95-114. PMID: 22533056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial workersChild protection service systemAdolescent fathersYoung men's involvementUnique needsChild protectionMen's involvementYoung menPolicy implicationsArea OfficeDetention facilitiesJuvenile detention facilityWorkersService systemFathersStructured interviewsOfficeInterviewsNeedInvolvementPracticeMenDiscussionCaseloadImplications