Definition of Fathers
A father who is not present in the child's life.
What is an absent father?
The length a social worker should look for a father
What is the lifetime of the case?
They work directly with parents and believe in supporting children and families who have entered the public child welfare system so they can fully realize their potential
What is the Parents for Parents program?
The process involves biological parents or guardians no longer having legal rights to their children.
What is TPR (Termination of Parental Rights)
Father is the breadwinner and mother is the caretaker
What are old school traditional roles?
An individual who legally accepted a child to be their own.
What is adopted father?
One way a father can be located.
What is a background check?
A 14-week court approved, evidence-based parenting class for dads and uses the award winning “Nurturing Fathers” curriculum, supplemented with discussion and presentations.
What is Dynamic Dad?
If an affiliation with a Native American Tribe is found, this law comes into act
What is ICWA/WICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act)
A father who is not around and is in the criminal justice system.
What is incarcerated father?
The male who provided half of the child's DNA.
What is biological father?
The most important parental relationship in a child's development.
What is the relationship between child and father be equally as important as the child's relationship with the mother?
A group of more than 35 state and local providers, and fathers with lived expertise, and helps reduce poverty and inequality through increased fatherhood access and belonging.
What is the Washington Fatherhood Council?
Number of continuing education hours every CASA needs annually
What is 12 hours?
Fathers are seen as aggressive or lack physical affection with their children
What is domestic violence?
Who the mother is stating who the child's father is.
What is an alleged father?
An office clerk who helps locate absent fathers.
What is a parent relative search/parent locator?
A Powerful Voice for Fathers and Families of Children with a Disability or Special Health Care Need
What is Washington state fathers network?
He began CASA in Seattle, Washington in 1976
Who is Juvenile Court Judge David Soukup?
Fathers don't care as much as mothers about the well being of their children.
What is a stereotype/bias about fathers?
A father who has a legal standing/say in a child's life.
What is presumed father?
Less time in foster care, more likely to achieve reunification, perform better in school, stronger verbal skills
What are the positive impacts of an engaged father?
The only Seattle-based program focusing on Native fathers’ cultural and parental needs. We challenge stereotypes of masculinity and promote growth and healing.
What is "Our strong father's", United Indians of All tribes foundation?
An intensified, alternative, and therapeutic court structure that is very individualized and supportive for parents and families that are in the dependency system and in need of access to substance and alcohol treatment
Fathers don't engage in their services as much as mothers do.
What is a lack of services for fathers?