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David Van der Velde's presentation from the York conference on Sustaining work With Fathers. November 2010
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David Van der VeldeService Manager (Fathers Plus),Children North East
Sustaining Work With Fathers
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)
Sustaining Work With Fathers
Sustaining Work With Fathers
A new approach to family services ?
Sustaining Work With Fathers
What are your fears for the sustainability of work with fathers?
What do you see as the opportunities to include fathers in future service delivery?
What is Your Starting Point
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Systems & Structures
Vision
Patterns of Behaviour
Events
Mental Models
Levels of Perspective (Daniel Kim)
The Impact of Mental Models on Work with Fathers
Mental Models that work
Fathers matter hugely to their children
MM’s that do NOT work
Men represent a risk to children?
Men want what is best for their children
Fathers are less responsive than mothers to the needs of their children
Men are difficult to engage with
Early bonding with baby is important for fathers as well as mothers
The role of family workers is to support mothers and children
Failure of services to engage with male family members puts children at risk
Why Work With Fathers
Fathers matter to their children
Father involvement matters to mothers
Fathering matters to men
Fathering matters to communities and to societies
Sustaining Work With Fathers
"This government understands that fathers today want to be more actively involved in bringing up their children and more are doing so. A father-child relationship has a profound and wide ranging impact on children that lasts a lifetime.
Research has shown that children with involved fathers develop better friendships, more empathy, and higher levels of self-esteem. They are also less likely to become involved with crime or substance abuse."
Sarah Teather MPMinister of State for Children and Families
This is not the Future
Fathers’ involvement in their children’s education matters for children's educational, emotional and social development, for both girls and boys. Mothers’ involvement is not a substitute
Rebecca Goldman, NFPI, 2004
David Van der VeldeService Manager (Fathers Plus),Children North East
Sustaining Work With Fathers
