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dc.contributor.authorMacfarlane, Kym
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Amy
dc.contributor.authorLakhani, Ali
dc.contributor.authorHodgson, Glenn
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-02T03:04:08Z
dc.date.available2018-01-02T03:04:08Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1035-0772
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/cha.2017.35
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/356072
dc.description.abstractThere is sparse research on playgroups for fathers, therefore, the benefits of such programmes are difficult to discern. However, there is much research on the positive developmental outcomes children experience with involved fathers (Appl, Brown, & Stone, 2008; Evans, Harrison, Rempel, & Slater, 2006; Green, 2003; Rosenberg & Wilcox, 2006). This research focused on a Dad's playgroup run as part of the Communities for Children Logan Project in south-east Queensland, Australia. The research found that the fathers gained positive results as being a part of the playgroup, including improved family functioning, a feeling of belonging to a community in which advice was freely available, improved relationships with their child/children and feelings that this programme met the unique needs of fathers when others in the community have not. These needs were met through the play environment, scheduling, staffing and support networks.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom248
dc.relation.ispartofpageto255
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalChildren Australia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4409
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440999
dc.titleBuilding Fathering Competencies Through a Universal, Soft-Entry, Early Intervention and Prevention Service
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Human Services and Social Work
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMacfarlane, Kym M.
gro.griffith.authorHayes, Amy L.
gro.griffith.authorLakhani, Ali M.


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