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Abstract
During imprisonment, fathers are separated from their families and contact is limited. When delivering a prison based parenting programme, providing an opportunity to rehearse newly acquired parenting skills can be key for mastering the performance of these skills and using these skills to improve father-child relationships. This paper takes an in-depth look at how one parenting programme in Northern Ireland sought to overcome this challenge by providing additional opportunities to parent via increased telephone contact and special family friendly visits. Using a combination of in-depth interviews and observations, how fathers and their families responded to this increased contact is explored, as well as the extent to which this increased contact facilitated the acquisition of the parenting skills being taught on the programme. It is argued that while prison based parenting programmes can improve parenting skills and father-child relationships, their potential long-term effectiveness may be limited by wider prison policies, procedures and practices surrounding prison visitation, telephone access and the progression of fathers following the completion of such programmes. Recommendations and suggestions for future practice are offered.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-197 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Child Care in Practice |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 08 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Parental imprisonment
- Prison based parenting programmes
- Parenting
- Services
- Behaviour
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Dive into the research topics of 'Allowing imprisoned fathers to parent: maximising the potential benefits of prison based parenting programmes'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
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R2173SSP: Improving Family Relations: Evaluation of the Family Matters Programme at HMP Maghaberry
Butler, M. (PI), Devaney, J. (CoI), Hayes, D. (CoI) & Percy, A. (CoI)
12/12/2014 → 31/03/2015
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Parenting Matters for Prisoners and their Families
Butler, M. (Invited speaker)
02 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Press/Media
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Breaking new ground with parenting project in jail
28/03/2013
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Designing Prison Based Parenting Programs to Maximise their Outcomes
Butler, M., Percy, A., Hayes, D. & John Devaney, 2019, In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 63, 7, p. 975-992 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)489 Downloads (Pure) -
Imprisoned Fathers: Responding to a Growing Concern
Flynn, C. & Butler, M., 2019, Routledge. 118 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Imprisoned Fathers - Responding to Children
Flynn, C. & Butler, M., 08 Feb 2018, In: Child Care in Practice. 24, 2, p. 111-114 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)211 Downloads (Pure)