Adolescent Fathers Involved with Child Protection: Social Workers Speak

This study examined adolescent paternity through structured interviews with their social workers. It adds to the literature by exploring if there were young men involved with the child protection services (CPS) system who are fathers, identifying their unique needs, and beginning discussions on work...

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Published in:Child welfare 2011-01, Vol.90 (5), p.95-114
Main Authors: Gordon, Derrick M., Watkins, Natasha D., Walling, Sherry M., Wilhelm, Sara, Rayford, Brett S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescent Fathers
Adolescents
Child
Child Abuse
Child protection
Child Welfare
Child Welfare Services
Children
Children & youth
Connecticut
Detention of persons
Educational Attainment
Family Roles
Fatherhood
Fathers
Fathers - psychology
Fathers - statistics & numerical data
High School Students
Humans
Identification
Interviews
Interviews as Topic
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile offenders
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Males
National Surveys
Observation
Paternity
Policy
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Social Work
Social Work - statistics & numerical data
Social Workers
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys
Teenage parents
Teenagers
Welfare Services
Young Adult
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Summary:This study examined adolescent paternity through structured interviews with their social workers. It adds to the literature by exploring if there were young men involved with the child protection services (CPS) system who are fathers, identifying their unique needs, and beginning discussions on working with these young men. CPS social workers from six area offices and one juvenile detention facility completed surveys for each father on their caseload. A 3.5% rate of adolescent paternity was observed across these offices. Information about the nature of the young men’s involvement with CPS, their involvement with their children, and their unique needs as fathers are provided. This paper also identifies some practice and policy implications for adolescent fathers and CPS charged with their care.
ISSN:0009-4021