The shadow fathers: Barriers to whole family approach in social work?

Objective: The paper aims to explore the barriers father involvement in family social work at personal, cultural, and structural levels, their interconnectedness answer main research question of how gendered constructions mothers fathers affect interventions. Background: This contributes debates about by examining services for families with children Czech Republic. problem is viewed from perspective constructionism, anti-oppressive practice, whole approach. Method: To meet objective, we used a qualitative strategy. 44 in-depth interviews workers, mothers, were carried out. After that, three focus groups 21 workers formed. Results: results show that are treated differently work, femininity masculinity perceived as dichotomous opposites. hinders fathers' puts responsibility solving problems mothers. Conclusion: Most these micro- mezzo-levels some way related system macro-level, which often shaped gender discourses.