Working With Young Fathers

The Teenage Pregnancy Support Service is looking to put on a 3 day accredited course in Hull, run by fathers direct, entitled Working With Young Fathers. Aims of the course To help participants:

understand fathers' roles in child development examine their own attitudes and feelings towards young fathers develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to encourage positive relationships between young fathers and their children plan effective needs-led approaches to engage with and support young fathers, particularly in 'hard-to-reach' groups explore, and develop strategies to overcome, the barriers and dilemmas that arise in trying to integrate services for young fathers into mainstream provision Course includes Exploration of: what children need from their fathers the issues which non-resident fathers face the personal and cultural issues which shape our perceptions of men/fathers discussion with a panel of fathers effective recruitment strategies

Who should attend? All staff and volunteers working directly with families, for example in maternity and early years services, child and family support services, child protection agencies, health services, schools, Connexions, youth justice agencies, community work. No previous experience of working with fathers needed.

To attend this training directly through Fathers Direct the cost is £390 per person. TPSS are offering this training at a reduce cost of £100 per person Places will be limited so please send your expression of interest asap. For more information visit www.fathersdirect.com/index.php?id=13&cID=126 or contact the Teenage Pregnancy Support Service on 01482 336379

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