Recommended books for and about fathers engaged with social care agencies

Contemporary Fathering: Theory, policy and practice' by Brid Featherstone (Policy Press), April 2009

The book explores diversity and complexity in fathering through psychoanalysis, sociology and psychology and analyses contemporary developments in social policies and welfare practices. Using a feminist perspective, it highlights the opportunities and dangers in contemporary developments for those wishing to advance gender equity.

For more information please see:https://www.policypress.org.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=10090&products_id=1362 

It is is currently available on the Policy Press website with a 20% discount.

Working with Fathers by Mary Ryan (Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, May 2000

This concise, fully referenced guide draws upon research to establish the impact of fathers on children's development in problem families and looks at the complex aspects of a father's role, including the legal status of different family situations.