title: [How to involve fathers in parent-infant therapy].
abstract: This paper deals with the role of fathers within a context of parent-infant counseling or therapy. A review of the evidence regarding father-infant interaction and of fathers' involvement in therapeutic intervention is complemented by a case vignette of a young family. It illustrates the different personal characteristics of each parent in their family interaction and delineates options for therapists, notably the useful potentials of fathers.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Psychosomatische Kooperationsforschung und Familientherapie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg. Andreas.eickhorst@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eickhorst
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scholtes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004493:Education; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009769:Object Attachment; D010989:Play Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*