Marilyn Callahan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4460923 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marilyn Callahan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marilyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Callahan |
| SIGNATURE | CALLAHAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Dangerous Juncture
Philosophy as Class Struggle in Theory
The Impact of the German Democratic Republic on Contemporary Germany
Anti-imperialism, Independence and the Workers’ Republic
Risk Assessment in Social Work
Here's my Story
Fathers tend to be excluded and ‘invisible’ participants in the child welfare system. We interviewed fathers with ‘looked after’ children in a child protection system in Western Canada. They wanted active roles in children's lives and to become engaged fathers, whether the children were theirs by birth or not. Their stories exposed the strategies they used to convince social workers that they were ‘good enough’ fathers. In the telling, they revea…
Manufacturing ghost fathers
Fathers exist in the lives of women and children involved with child welfare authorities, and yet, they are rarely seen by child welfare. This invisibility exists whether or not fathers are deemed as risks or as assets to their families. Using an analysis of fundamental child welfare policies and practices and relevant literature, the paper examines how ‘ghost’ fathers are manufactured, and how this phenomenon affects families and professionals i…
Working with Me, Working at Me
This article examines the experiences of fathers involved in the child welfare system. Fathers who were interviewed as part of a multiyear Canadian project were atypical in that they were actively engaged with the child welfare system. Their stories show how, although not always physically present, child welfare's ghostly form is still very much a part of the daily lives of fathers and their families. These fathers had to be resourceful and resil…
Connecting father absence and mother blame in child welfare policies and practice
Undeserving’ mothers? Practitioners’ experiences working with young mothers in/from care
Although teen pregnancy is on the rise in Canada, and while adolescent mothering in general has received considerable recent attention from researchers, there is a paucity of information about the particular experiences of young women who become mothers while in government care. Emerging out of a study guided by a grounded theory methodology to address this knowledge gap, this paper examines the experiences and perspectives of government‐based so…
Wilderness Stationery
This article explores the possibilities that letters hold for documenting women's experiences and the implications for feminist research and social work practice. The authors propose that letter writing is a promising practice and research tool for feminist social workers who are attempting to build egalitarian relationships
Manufacturing ghost fathers
Fathers exist in the lives of women and children involved with child welfare authorities, and yet, they are rarely seen by child welfare. This invisibility exists whether or not fathers are deemed as risks or as assets to their families. Using an analysis of fundamental child welfare policies and practices and relevant literature, the paper examines how ‘ghost’ fathers are manufactured, and how this phenomenon affects families and professionals i…
Connecting father absence and mother blame in child welfare policies and practice
Undeserving’ mothers? Practitioners’ experiences working with young mothers in/from care
Although teen pregnancy is on the rise in Canada, and while adolescent mothering in general has received considerable recent attention from researchers, there is a paucity of information about the particular experiences of young women who become mothers while in government care. Emerging out of a study guided by a grounded theory methodology to address this knowledge gap, this paper examines the experiences and perspectives of government‐based so…
Working with Me, Working at Me
This article examines the experiences of fathers involved in the child welfare system. Fathers who were interviewed as part of a multiyear Canadian project were atypical in that they were actively engaged with the child welfare system. Their stories show how, although not always physically present, child welfare's ghostly form is still very much a part of the daily lives of fathers and their families. These fathers had to be resourceful and resil…
Here's my Story
Fathers tend to be excluded and ‘invisible’ participants in the child welfare system. We interviewed fathers with ‘looked after’ children in a child protection system in Western Canada. They wanted active roles in children's lives and to become engaged fathers, whether the children were theirs by birth or not. Their stories exposed the strategies they used to convince social workers that they were ‘good enough’ fathers. In the telling, they revea…
Wilderness Stationery
This article explores the possibilities that letters hold for documenting women's experiences and the implications for feminist research and social work practice. The authors propose that letter writing is a promising practice and research tool for feminist social workers who are attempting to build egalitarian relationships
Undeserving’ mothers? Practitioners’ experiences working with young mothers in/from care
Although teen pregnancy is on the rise in Canada, and while adolescent mothering in general has received considerable recent attention from researchers, there is a paucity of information about the particular experiences of young women who become mothers while in government care. Emerging out of a study guided by a grounded theory methodology to address this knowledge gap, this paper examines the experiences and perspectives of government‐based so…
Connecting father absence and mother blame in child welfare policies and practice
Manufacturing ghost fathers
Fathers exist in the lives of women and children involved with child welfare authorities, and yet, they are rarely seen by child welfare. This invisibility exists whether or not fathers are deemed as risks or as assets to their families. Using an analysis of fundamental child welfare policies and practices and relevant literature, the paper examines how ‘ghost’ fathers are manufactured, and how this phenomenon affects families and professionals i…
Working with Me, Working at Me
This article examines the experiences of fathers involved in the child welfare system. Fathers who were interviewed as part of a multiyear Canadian project were atypical in that they were actively engaged with the child welfare system. Their stories show how, although not always physically present, child welfare's ghostly form is still very much a part of the daily lives of fathers and their families. These fathers had to be resourceful and resil…
Here's my Story
Fathers tend to be excluded and ‘invisible’ participants in the child welfare system. We interviewed fathers with ‘looked after’ children in a child protection system in Western Canada. They wanted active roles in children's lives and to become engaged fathers, whether the children were theirs by birth or not. Their stories exposed the strategies they used to convince social workers that they were ‘good enough’ fathers. In the telling, they revea…
Risk Assessment in Social Work
The Impact of the German Democratic Republic on Contemporary Germany
Anti-imperialism, Independence and the Workers’ Republic
Dangerous Juncture
Philosophy as Class Struggle in Theory
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Welfare (6 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works)