Engaging and Working with African American Fathers: Strategies and Lessons Learned

ISBN-13: 9780367231200 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 152 str.

Latrice S. Rollins

Opis

Engaging and Working with African American Fathers: Strategies and Lessons　challenges traditional and historic practices and policies that have systematically excluded fathers and contributed to social and health disparities among this population.

Spis treści

1. Overview of Systemic Exclusion of African American Fathers and the Case for Engagement  Latrice Rollins  2. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers in Maternal & Child Health  Debra Copeland and Petrice Sams-Abiodun  3. Engaging and Working with Fathers Towards Workforce Readiness: What About the Men?Angelia O’Neal  4. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers who are Alzheimer’s Caregivers Latrice Rollins and Gina Green-Harris  5. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers in Prison: Fathers and Children Together Experience Initiative Diane Sears  6. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers in Schools Tasha Alston  7. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers in Child Welfare: A Glimpse into the System and the Lives of Foster Fathers in Louisiana Ruby Norris Freeman and Latrice Rollins  8. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers in Mental Health Services Latrice Rollins and Kisha Thomas  9. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers in Battering Intervention Programs Latrice Rollins and Carmen Ray  10. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers Experiencing Homelessness Latrice Rollins and Tonya Boose’   11. Conclusion: Moving to Father-Inclusive Services Latrice Rollins

O autorze

Latrice S. Rollins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. She served as an enforcement/legal agent for the State of Georgia Department of Child Support Services for four years. Her specific focus on women in fatherhood and adding women’s voices to the fatherhood field developed as a researcher and board member for the nonprofit organization Women in Fatherhood, Inc.