Trauma-Informed Work with Fathers & Male Caregivers – Fairfield, California

A Strategies Center Event

This training is currently full. If you are interested in this training, please contact the Strategies Center organizer. See contact information below.

This full-day training session, presented by The Strategies Center at Youth for Change™, will provide social service professionals with the opportunity to learn some of the latest trauma-informed practices for working specifically with fathers and make caregivers.

• Explore cultural, gender, and societal beliefs and messages young boys and men often learn about as related to masculinity and fatherhood
• Understand the prevalence of trauma, discrimination, and adverse childhood experiences often experienced by fathers including the historical exclusion of fathers in the human and social services
• Explore the role of implicit gender bias and discuss strategies to establish trust and promote strengths-based relationships with fathers and male caregivers
• Apply trauma-informed knowledge to working with fathers and male caregivers and learn to effectively outreach and engage fathers and male caregivers using trauma-informed approaches
• Promote optimal father engagement by reviewing organizational culture and trauma-informed practices on father involvement
• Discuss the Trauma Outcome Process and the role of modeling and resiliency building with father and their children

Who Should Attend

• Home visitors
• Social service providers
• Anyone else that works with fathers and male caregivers

This training is currently full. If you are interested in this training, please contact the Strategies Center organizer. See contact information below.