ABSTRACT
The recent interest in fathers on the part of clinicians and social scientists must contend with what in effect has been traditional neglect. It is probable that the factors responsible for this neglect still exist, for it is our impression that the renewed interest in the father has not yet resulted in adequate change in clinical practice. In this chapter we shall first examine some aspects of the importance of the father in the etiology of children’s psychological problems, then factors that lead to his partial or full exclusion from intervention, and, finally, steps that could lead to greater involvement of fathers in treatment.
