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Divorce, child custody, family mediation, fatherhood, addiction, spirituality and social justice

Biography

Edward Kruk is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of British Columbia, specializing in child and family policy. As a child and family social worker in Canada and the U.K., he has practiced in the fields of welfare rights, child protection, school social work, hospital social work, and family services. He is currently teaching and practicing in the areas of family mediation and addiction.

Activities

Works (27)

Countering Arguments Against Parental Alienation as A Form of Family Violence and Child Abuse

The American Journal of Family Therapy
2024-09-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Edward Kruk; Jennifer J. Harman
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Engagement of Substance Using Pregnant Women in Addiction Recovery

2011 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

Spiritual Wounding and Affliction: Facilitating Spiritual Transformation in Social Justice Work

2006 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

Power Imbalance and Spouse Abuse in Divorce Disputes

1998 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Social Work and the Human Services

1997 | Book | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

The Disengagement of Paternal Grandparents Subsequent to Divorce

1995 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

The 'Disengaged' Noncustodial Father

1994 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

Gaps in Service Provision for Native Disabled Adults on Reserves

1993 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

The Grief Reaction of Noncustodial Fathers Subsequent to Divorce

1991 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Edward Kruk
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Edward Kruk

A Harm Reduction-Based Approach to Divorce Law Reform

Journal article
DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j087v43n03_07

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Edward Kruk

A Model Equal Parental Responsibility Presumption in Contested Child Custody

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2011.575341

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Edward Kruk

Arguments for an Equal Parental Responsibility Presumption in Contested Child Custody

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2011.575344

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Edward Kruk

Child Custody Determination: An Analysis of the Litigation Model, Legal Practices, And Men's Experiences in the Process

Journal article
DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3149/jms.0102.163

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Edward Kruk

Choosing to become a social worker: motives, incentives, concerns and disincentives

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DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479811220031

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Edward Kruk

Collateral Damage: The Lived Experiences of Divorced Mothers Without Custody

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DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2010.504103

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Edward Kruk

Deconstructing family mediation practice via the simulated client technique: The case of unresolved marital attachment

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DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/crq.3890150407

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Edward Kruk

Grandparent visitation disputes: Multigenerational approaches to family mediation

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/crq.3900120105

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Edward Kruk

Grandparent-Grandchild Contact Loss: Findings from a Study of “Grandparent Rights” Members

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0714980800016433

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Edward Kruk

Kruk, Edward. 1993. Divorce and Disengagement. Patterns of Fatherhood within and beyond Marriage . Halifax, Fernwood Publishing, 138 p.

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DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/017742ar

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Edward Kruk

Life in Government Care: The Connection of Youth to Family

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DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10566-005-7754-8

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Edward Kruk

New Evidence Regarding Paternal Disengagement

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j087v16n03_03

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Edward Kruk

Parental and Social Institutional Responsibilities to Children's Needs in the Divorce Transition: Fathers' Perspectives

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3149/jms.1802.159

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Edward Kruk

Promoting co-operative parenting after separation: a therapeutic/interventionist model of family mediation

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6427.1993.00757.x

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Edward Kruk

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISENGAGEMENT OF NONCUSTODIAL FATHERS AFTER DIVORCE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01270.x

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Edward Kruk

Social Justice, Spirituality, and Responsibility to Needs: The “Best Interests of the Child” in the Divorce Transition

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19349637.2013.776450

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Edward Kruk

The Current State of the Art of Family Mediation

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.174-1617.1998.tb00504.x

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Edward Kruk

The Disengagement of Paternal Grandparents Subsequent to Divorce

Journal article
DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j087v23n01_09

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Edward Kruk

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of family violence. (1)