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Parenting Challenges and Needs for Fathers Following Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) in Queensland, Australia: A Preliminary Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2013

Elissa Morriss ,
Suzanne Wright ,
Sharon Smith ,
Judy Roser  and
Melissa Kendall
Elissa Morriss
Affiliation:
Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Australia
Suzanne Wright
Affiliation:
Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Australia
Sharon Smith
Affiliation:
Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Australia
Judy Roser
Affiliation:
Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Australia
Melissa Kendall*
Affiliation:
Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Australia
*
Corresponding author: Dr Melissa Kendall Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Buranda, QLD, Australia, 4102. E-mail: melissa_kendall@health.qld.gov.au
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Abstract

Parenting following acquired brain injury (ABI) has received little empirical or clinical investigation. The current study aimed to explore the challenges facing fathers following ABI and identify their needs for support. Interviews were conducted with three men with ABI, two partners and three rehabilitation coordinators. Five themes emerged from the data and a preliminary model of parenting for fathers following injury was developed. The interactive effects of the ABI and associated impairment on family relationships/functioning, perceptions/identity of parenting role, parenting knowledge/skills and confidence/self efficacy are described. Interventions should be flexible, individualised and tailored to address the unique parenting needs of the father within each family.

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fathersinterventionsparenting needsfunctioningperceptions
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 19 , Special Issue 2: Family Support and Adjustment Following Acquired Brain Injury: An International Perspective , December 2013 , pp. 119 - 134
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Copyright © The Author(s), published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd 2013 

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