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Men do not often come for counseling because they are having difficulties with being a father, but many of the presenting problems and reasons for seeking help can be related to the roles and responsibilities of fathering. The dramatic shift in societal expectations of being a father can often leave men confused as they navigate conflicting views, demands, and responsibilities. Counseling Fathers is designed to bridge the gap between fathers and professional helpers. This book provides the mental health practitioners with a guide for working with fathers in therapy, whether the issues of fathering are at the center of the discussions or in the background. The organization of the book speaks to the variety of today's fathers and the issues that they face. Part I provides an historical overview of the fathering movement, a strength-based approach to working with fathers, and an assessment paradigm using gender role conflict theory. Part II takes a cross-cultural approach, with a series of chapters that look at counseling with Latino, Asian, Black, and Caucasian fathers. Part III looks at specific populations of fathers, including first time fathers, teen fathers, stay-at-home fathers, gay fathers, and older fathers. Counseling Fathers provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive resource for family and individual practitioners who work with men who father.
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The Routledge Series on Counseling and Psychotherapy with Boys and Men SERIES EDITOR Mark S. Kiselica The College of New Jersey ADVISORY BOARD Deryl Bailey University of Georgia Ann Fischer Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Chris Blazina University of Houston David Lisak University of Massachusetts Boston J. Manuel Casas University of California, Santa Barbara Matt Englar-Carlson California State University, Fullerton William Liu University of Iowa James O’Neil University of Connecticut Steve Wester University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES Volume 1: Counseling Troubled Boys: A Guidebook for Professionals Mark S. Kiselica, Matt Englar-Carlson, and Arthur M. Horne Volume 2: BAM! Boys Advocacy and Mentoring: A Leader’s Guide to Facilitating Strengths-Based Group for Boys—Helping Boys Make Better Contact by Making Better Contact with Them Peter Mortola, Howard Hiton, and Stephen Grant Volume 3: Counseling Fathers Chen Z. Oren and Dora Chase Oren, editors FORTHCOMING Volume 4: Counseling Boys and Men with ADHD George Kapalka Volume 5: Culturally Responsive Counseling with Asian American Men William Liu, Derek Kenji Iwamoto, and Mark H. Chae, editors Volume 6: Therapy with Young Men: 16–24 Year Olds in Treatment David A. Verhaagen Volume 7: Psychotherapy with Older Men Tammi Vacha-Haase, Stephen R. Wester, and Heidi Fowell Christianson Counseling Fathers edited by Chen Z. Oren and dora Chase Oren New York London Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 27 Church Road Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FA © 2010 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number: 978-0-415-98864-3 (Paperback) For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright.com (http://www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or re