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Practice perspectives…: Supporting fathers who have a child with a disability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Andrew King
Affiliation:
Mensline Australia (Crisis Support Services)

Abstract

‘Hey, Dad! For fathers who have a child with a disability’ is a new resource to assist organisations to facilitate a program of group sessions for fathers of children with a physical, emotional or developmental disability. This paper describes the program, the reasons for its development and the reactions to its 2007 pilot.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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Beatty, D. (2007) Final evaluation report for Hey, Dad! For fathers who have a child with a disability, Alt Beatty Consulting, Armidale.Google Scholar
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King, A. & Coleman, A. (2007) Hey, Dad! For fathers who have a child with a disability: A parenting program for men, UnitingCare Bumside, Centacare Broken Bay, Sydney.Google Scholar
Sharp, N., Hooke, K., Coles, D. & Mavromatis, P. (2006) Hey Dad! For fathers of children with special needs: The scope of existing research and programs, The Spastic Centre and Cerebral Palsy Institute, Sydney.Google Scholar