Fatherhood 101 Training

Braswell conducting workshops at the New England Fatherhood Conference

Comprehensive Fatherhood 101 Training Seminars

Father’s Incorporated seeks to conduct a series of workshops designed to increase the capacity of not-for-profit service providers engaged in family services. The workshops will focus in the area of Responsible Fatherhood and the increasing demand for training and awareness in this area of support and services.

Each training session will be divided into three; 3-hour modules. The complete training will take place in one and one-half day.

Training will be conducted by two highly skilled, professional and knowledgeable facilitators with multiple years of experience in both the work of responsible fatherhood/family development and professional training.

The 3 trainings are as follows:

Understanding the Responsible Father and Healthy Family Initiatives

In an effort to promote healthy families, and in recognition of the importance of the many roles that fathers can play in the lives of their offspring, there has been sweeping new legislation and funding enacted by the government. This resurgence of the notion that fathers are important to families and children calls upon community based organizations to provide education and programs that support the introduction, re-introduction, or maintenance of the father in the home. This workshop provides cutting edge information to staff within community organizations regarding the initiatives, their implications, and what will be required of organizations wishing to participate or take advantage of funding opportunities.

Assessing Your Organization’s Readiness

It will become critical – and a necessary first step – for organizations who are involved in the Healthy Family and/or Responsible Fathers initiatives to assess their organization’s readiness to provide services in a way that is viewed as father and family-friendly. This workshop will provide direction and technical assistance to those agencies who are interested in assessing how their organizational culture will aid or impede the provision of quality programs and services; including how individual staff beliefs and stereotypes can provide either a welcoming or not-so-welcoming atmosphere for potential clients of programs of services.

Integrating the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthily Family Initiatives into Current Organizational Program Models

Once organizations have made the decision to become involved in either the Responsible Father or the Healthy Family Initiatives, and completed an organizational assessment to determine probability of success in providing these programs or services, the next step involves getting started with the integration of the initiatives into current organizational program models. This workshop will provide organizations with the “how to’s” of beginning this process, including identifying existing resources and program models.

Training Cost

Each separate training 3hr. session will cost $65 (each participant). All three trainings (1day and a half) will cost $129. Payments can be made by check payable to Fathers Incorporated (received 2 weeks prior to training); or by credit card (5 days prior to training) at www.fathersincorporated.com. ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS

Cost will include materials, light breakfast (both days) and (sandwich) lunch.

Partnership Hosting (Optional)

• Fathers Incorporated will compensate Host Organization 15% of any consumer obtained by direct solicitation of Host Partner. Consumer must indicate referral at time of payment.
• Partner may disseminate information at training
• Partner may be given 15 to introduce Fathers Incorporated and use remaining time at will.