Engaging Fathers: Scott Mair

About this episode

Scott Mair discusses the importance of father-inclusive practices in social services and the impact of his work with Fatherhood Solutions.

Send us Fan Mail This week Hannah and Matt are joined by Scott Mair, Founder and Director of Fatherhood Solutions and advocate for neurodiverse families and father-inclusive practice. This episode explores the perception of services being designed with mothers in mind, and how this may unintentionally make fathers feel excluded. Scott shares ideas for father inclusive practice, and the impact that this has had through the work of Fatherhood Solutions. Thank you for listening to The Rela...

People in this episode

Hosts: Hannah, Matt

Guest: Scott Mair

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• neurodiversity
• inclusive practice
• social services
• family dynamics

Keywords

• fatherhood
• neurodiverse families
• social work
• inclusion
• family services

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fatherhood Solutions

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