Caring Dads Conversations Training Series

(Note: this is NOT a Caring Dads Facilitator Training)

We are excited to announce a new training opportunity we have been working on this past year!

Introducing Caring Dads Conversations Training Series!

We have heard from many professionals over the years that it can be difficult to know what to say when meeting with fathers in their various roles. Our Caring Dads Conversations Training series brings you 4 short courses that help you develop skills to have conversations with fathers with the number one aim of keeping children (and their mothers) safe.

Session ONE: This session will focus on engaging dads. Think about your first meeting with a dad, what would you say and do? What do you focus on? How can you be empathetic towards fathers and their situations and open conversations about ways that they may have behaved in ways that were harmful to others in their family? What does it take to ensure the dad will come back for a second meeting?

Session TWO: This session with focus on how to talk to dads about their relationship with their children as well as other important people in their children’s lives. It's about helping fathers connect the dots between valuing their children and supporting their children’s mothers. This session is about helping fathers explore “what does this look like through your children’s eyes? ”

Session THREE: This session will focus on how to talk to dads about their harmful behaviours and feel confident to communicate the concerns with dads, all while keeping them engaged. It’s the skills needed to join with men to amplify their concern about their own behaviours and relationships and then use men’s own motivation to facilitate change.

Session FOUR: This session focuses on what to do when you can’t seem to get anywhere with a father. He is engaged but seems very stuck in harmful ways of thinking and behaving. Now what? How do you think about the level of risk that he might pose to his family, about sharing information, and about collaborating with other professionals involved with his family?

ELIGIBILITY:

Caring Dads Conversations training is appropriate for any professional interested in working with fathers (including biological, step, or common-law fathers) who have who have physically abused, emotionally abused or neglected their children, or exposed their children to domestic violence, or who are deemed to be at high-risk for these behaviors.

Our training attendees commonly include professionals employed by a social service provider or registered mental health professional. Professionals not connected to a social service organization are required to provide confirmation of their professional registration.

Types of professionals who commonly attend our Caring Dads trainings could include social workers, family support workers, child welfare workers, psychologists, violence prevention educators, substance abuse counselors, healthcare workers, police officers, native leaders, clergy, military personnel, batterer intervention program group leaders, counselors working within child and family mental health services, victim advocates, probation officers. Supervisors and managers are encouraged to attend Caring Dads Conversations s well.

UPCOMING CARING DADS CONVERSATIONS TRAINING SESSIONS

Training sessions for North America and Australia (UK trainings will be offered soon):

CD Conversations Session 1 - Mar. 25 and Mar. 26 from 7pm to 10pm TORONTO, CANADA TIME (for those joining in Australia this is Mar. 26 and Mar. 27 from 7am to 10am PERTH, AUSTRALIA TIME)

CD Conversations Session 2 - April 29 and April 30 from 7pm to 10pm TORONTO, CANADA TIME (for those joining in Australia this is April 30 and May 1 from 7am to 10am PERTH, AUSTRALIA TIME)

CD Conversations Session 3 - May 27 and May 28 from 7pm to 10pm TORONTO, CANADA TIME (for those joining in Australia this is May 28 and May 29 from 7am to 10am PERTH, AUSTRALIA TIME)

CD Conversations Session 4 - June 17 and June 18 from 7pm to 10pm TORONTO, CANADA TIME (for those joining in Australia this is June 18 and June 19 from 7am to 10am PERTH, AUSTRALIA TIME)

TRAINING COST:

$200.00 CAD per person, per session

SET UP A TRAINING EVENT AT YOUR ORGANIZATION:

If you would like to partner with us to host a training event at your agency, please email us at sarah@caringdads.org