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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Dianne Beatty  and
Andrew King
Andrew King
Affiliation:
Mensline Australia (Crisis Support Services)
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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
Information
Children Australia , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , 2008 , pp. 37 - 39
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
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