Child welfare caseworkers’ characteristics and their attitudes toward non-custodial fathers |
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Institution: | 1. Rush University Medical Center, Rush University College of Nursing, 600 S. Paulina Suite 1080, Chicago IL, 60608, United States;2. Johns Hopkins University Acute and Chronic Care, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe St 531, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States;1. Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, United States;2. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, United States;2. University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work, Judith Birmingham Center for Child Welfare, P.O. Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, USA;3. Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Welfare, 1575 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203, USA |
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Abstract: | Despite increased attention to the caseworker's role in the successful engagement of fathers and in producing successful child welfare outcomes more generally, little is known about child welfare caseworkers’ attitudes toward non-custodial fathers. Using generalized ordinal logistic regression to analyze attitudes in a sample of child welfare caseworkers from four U.S. states, the present study examines how caseworkers’ demographic, education, and employment characteristics affect their attitudes toward non-custodial fathers. Race/ethnicity and employment characteristics predicted differences in opinion on whether fathers want to be involved, increase children's well-being, need help parenting, and whether involving fathers is troublesome and complicated. Results suggest that caseworkers’ backgrounds serve as inputs into their approach to fathers and indicate a need for further study of the relationship between caseworkers’ characteristics and attitudes, and how these might influence case outcomes. |
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Keywords: | Non-custodial fathers Father engagement Decision-making Attitudes Race/ethnicity |
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