ERIC Number: EJ1031387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1357-5279
Stealing the Smile from My Child's Face: A Preliminary Evaluation of the "Being a Dad" Programme in a Northern Ireland Prison
McCrudden, Eunan; Braiden, Hannah Jane; Sloan, Deirdre; McCormack, Patricia; Treacy, Austin
Child Care in Practice, v20 n3 p301-312 2014
Children who have a parent in prison are a vulnerable group. Research suggests that such children experience a range of poor outcomes in relation to well-being, education and relationships. These outcomes are mediated by a range of factors including contact with the incarcerated parent. Similarly, prisoners who maintain contact with their families are less likely to reoffend. Evidence to support the importance of the prison system recognising and helping to maintain parenting roles for parents in prison is beginning to emerge, and this investigation sought to investigate fathers' views of an innovative parenting intervention implemented in Her Majesty's Prison Maghaberry centred around the Being a Dad programme. Eighteen fathers completed the programme. Data collected after participation indicated that fathers reported a range of positive outcomes including improved understanding of child behaviour and development and improved communication quality. Implications for further parenting support within the prison population are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Fathers, Father Attitudes, Child Rearing, Child Development, Child Behavior, Outcomes of Education, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Correctional Rehabilitation, Justice, Demography, Focus Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Northern Ireland

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