Susan Strega

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how "ghost" fathers are manufactured, and how this phenomenon affects families and professionals in child welfare, showing how these fathers are seen as deviant, dangerous, irresponsible and irrelevant.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the results of a study about fathers and child welfare conducted in a mid-size Canadian city and assess the current state of child welfare policy, practice and discourse with fathers of children who come to the attention of child protection authorities, with particular attention to fathers of the children of mothers who were adolescent at the time of at least one child's birth.

TL;DR: This article examined the experiences and perspectives of government-based social workers who work with young mothers in/from care and found that social workers reflect prevailing middle class values, including norms about "good" and "bad" parenting, and centred around the belief that adolescent pregnancy is, in and of itself, bad.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the stories fathers used to describe their involvement in caring for children and conclude that the fathers' narratives depict a complex typology that transcends the "good father" -"bad father" binary that informs practice and consider how social workers can involve fathers more effectively in child welfare practice.

TL;DR: This article examined the role that the state plays as parent to young mothers in care and grandparent to their children, drawing on a small-scale study undertaken in western Canada using grounded theory methodology.