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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
Photo of a convicted African-American father with two children
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