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Legal Financial Obligations: A Comparative Case Study of the Issues of Child Support Among Convicted African-American Fathers
DOUGLAS BATES, MSW, PH.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK
WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
Background Information
- Associate Professor in Social Work Department at Winston Salem State University
- Certificate in Qualitative Research
- Research interest include incarceration and its effects on convicted fathers, children, and reentry programs
- Doctorate Degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from University of South Carolina
- Social Worker for 10 years working with different populations (homeless, working poor, single teenage mothers, elderly, etc.)
Agenda
- Introduction
- Effect(s) of Incarceration on Children
- Barriers for Convicted Fathers
- Purpose
- Overview of Study
- Overview of Participants
- Results from the Study
- Feedback from the Fathers
- Next Steps - Recommendations
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