Introduction to working with men and family relationships guide
- Foreword
- Preface
- Topic 1: Introduction to working with men
- Topic 2: Working with men as fathers
- Useful resources about fathering
- Father-inclusive practice - what is it?
- Dad myths
- The changing role of fathers
- An overview of the generative perspective
- Erikson's life stages of development
- The generative framework and men
- How the deficit perspective assumption is expressed
- An alternative perspective of fathering
- Men and adult relationships
- Topic 3: Skills used when working with men
- Topic 4: Working with men and culture
- Topic 5: Once were hunters and gatherers-working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men
- Topic 6: Working with men in different contexts
A. Working with men and emotions (affect regulation)- Problems with the concept of anger management
- Difference between anger management and domestic violence programs
- Challenges faced in dealing with men and emotion
- The importance of valuing the full spectrum of emotion - affect regulation
- Useful tools for working with affect regulation
- Definition of domestic violence (DV)
- Development of an integrated framework
- Other research about domestic violence
- Current challenges for working with men and violence
- Historical development of DV programs for men
- Skills used when working with men and violence
- Change (view to the future)
- What motivates fathers to disengage from their children?
- Physical reasons
- Psychological factors
- Stages of involvement
- The generative fathering framework as a tool to rebuild engagement
- Valuing differences in roles
- Ways that men can deal with disengagement
- Useful steps for fathers rebuilding engagement with their children
- Discussion
- Solutions
- Conclusion
- References