The Dad Effect: Engaging Fathers in Their Children's Lives and in Home Visiting
This 60-minute online module, The Dad Effect: Engaging Fathers in Their Children's Lives and in Home Visiting, provides information,strategies and resources family support professionals can use to support fathers in engaging with their children and in engaging them in home visiting.
Participants will learn the unique contributions father bring to the family, identify the barriers that may keep fathers from being involved and learn strategies for helping fathers overcome these barriers.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn the unique contributions father bring to the family, identify the barriers that may keep fathers from being involved and learn strategies for helping fathers overcome these barriers.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how father involvement benefits children, mothers and fathers.
- Identify the unique contributions fathers bring to their families.
- Identify barriers that may keep fathers from being involved with their children.
- Identify strategies for helping fathers overcome barriers and for facilitating fathers’ involvement in their children’s lives.
- Practice cultural humility when relating to fathers.
- Identify skills need for engaging fathers in home visits.
- Supplemental Materials
- Estimated Time to Complete
- 60
- Skills Addressed
- Dynamics of Family Relationships Influences on family well-being Risks and stressors Fatherhood Importance of fathers Engaging fathers in home visits Professional Practice Reflective practice Biases Relationship-based Family Partnerships Respect and responsiveness Respect for diversity
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