Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2018

Keywords

substance use, treatment, fathers, intimate partner violence

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2528

Abstract

Large numbers of men enter substance use disorder treatment each year, yet very little attention is paid to the fatherhood and parenting status of these men. Substance use treatment programmes for men rarely incorporate a parenting component into their treatment planning, despite the increased success of women's treatment programmes that focus on gender and motherhood. This paper provides: (1) a review of the literature on the fathering of substance‐using men, what has been learned from substance use disorder treatment for mothers, and the implications for children and families; (2) pilot quantitative and qualitative outcomes resulting from the implementation of a fatherhood‐focused intervention for men in a residential substance use treatment programme; and (3) recommendations for the application of these findings for fathers in substance use disorder treatment, and considers the implications of programme modifications and increased focus on fathers for child welfare.

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Child Abuse Review, v. 27, issue 4, p. 280-300

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Stover, C. S., Carlson, M., Patel, S., and Manalich, R. ( 2018) Where's Dad? The Importance of Integrating Fatherhood and Parenting Programming into Substance Use Treatment for Men. Child Abuse Rev., 27: 280– 300., which has been published in final form at 10.1002/car.2528. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions

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