Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Forgotten You: Experiences of Fathers of Children With Disabilities
Document Type
Abstract
Publication Date
Spring 2014
Abstract
Very limited literature exists exploring the experiences of fathers who have children with a disability. This session exposes potentially faulty and damaging clinical assumptions and provides a comprehensive review of evidence- based practices in the disability field, exploring differences in attachment styles, and variation of roles and expectations between mothers and fathers when having a child with disability. It also reinvestigates critical socio-cultural and psychological variables that may explain variation in parenting by fathers of children with disabilities. Clinical practice research supporting mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions to be beneficial for parents of children with disabilities will be provided.
Repository Citation
Keferl, J. E.,
Kempegowda, J.,
Oswald, G.,
& Toriello, P. J.
(2014). Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Forgotten You: Experiences of Fathers of Children With Disabilities. ACA 2014 Program Guide, 71.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/human_services/29
Comments
Presentation at the American Counseling Association Conference, Spring 2014.