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Davy, Gemma; Unwin, Katy L.; Barbaro, Josephine; Dissanayake, Cheryl – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Parenting an autistic child can reduce the time parents have to participate in their own interests, but the impact this has on caregiver quality of life is not well understood. The aim in undertaking this scoping review was to examine and describe current research about occupational participation and quality of life among parents of autistic…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Rearing, Quality of Life, Leisure Time
Manno, Michelle S.; Mancini, Patrizia; O'Herron, Charlotte – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2019
The Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) evaluation, a federally funded study of Responsible Fatherhood programs, is testing a set of three innovative approaches to help fathers with low income improve their parenting and employment skills. One innovation, Just Beginning (JB), was added to the existing fatherhood services at three community-based…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Job Skills
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Sladeczek, Ingrid E.; Fontil, Laura; Miodrag, Nancy; Karagiannakis, Anastasia; Amar, Daniel; Amos, Janet – Exceptionality Education International, 2017
This study compares two service delivery models (community-based and centre-based), examining them in light of children's adaptive and maladaptive behaviours, and parental perceptions of stress and of care. More specifically, parents of 96 children with developmental delays assessed their children's adaptive and maladaptive behaviours and rated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Delays, Behavior Problems, Parent Attitudes
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Scott, Katreena L.; Lishak, Vicky – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: Fathers are seldom the focus of efforts to address child maltreatment and little is currently known about the effectiveness of intervention for this population. To address this gap, we examined the efficacy of a community-based group treatment program for fathers who had abused or neglected their children or exposed their children to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Intervention, Family Violence, Child Rearing
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Weinman, Maxine L.; Buzi, Ruth S.; Smith, Peggy B.; Nevarez, Lucinda – School Social Work Journal, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a fatherhood program on risk behaviors among three groups of young fathers: those still in school (21%), those who had dropped out (52%), and those who graduated from high school or completed a GED (27%). The sample consisted of 198 young fathers who participated in a school-linked…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Smoking, Dropouts, Sexually Transmitted Diseases