Project Fatherhood

Fathers, significant others, and at-risk children

Project Fatherhood has fathers meet in a group setting. There the fathers discuss day-to-day issues involved with parenting their children. The members of the group can only relate to each other in a positive supportive manner. A children's group and a significant others' group also meet and do activities at the same time as the fathers' group.

Alan-Michael Graves, PhD

• Agency/Affiliation: Children's Institute, Inc.
• Website: https://www.childrensinstitute.org/project-fatherhood/
• Email: PFatherhood@ChildrensInstitute.org
• Phone: (213) 260-7600

The goal of Project Fatherhood is:

• Help fathers parent their children in a manner that helps them develop a trusting supportive relationship

The essentials components of Project Fatherhood include:

• 40 hours of training in the fatherhood model
• Recommended group size of 8-12 participants
  
• Group leaders assessing the fathers, the children, and significant others
• Activities and discussion focusing on the relationship between the father and children
• Non-labeling, non-interpretational, and non-confrontational communication among group members
• Disclosure by all members of the group
• Cover certain specific content areas
• Commitment to process by group leaders and group members

Child/Adolescent Services

Project Fatherhood directly provides services to children and addresses the following:

• Self-Esteem, PTSD, and separation and loss

Parent/Caregiver Services

Project Fatherhood directly provides services to parents/caregivers and addresses the following:

• The relationship between the fathers and their at-risk children

Recommended Intensity

90-minute weekly sessions

Recommended Duration

Open-Ended, 6 to 10 months

Delivery Settings

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Community-based Agency / Organization / Provider
• School Setting (Including: Day Care, Day Treatment Programs, etc.)

Homework

This program does not include a homework component.

Languages

Project Fatherhood has materials available in the following languages other than English:

• Spanish

For information on which materials are available in this language, please check on the program's website or contact the program representative (contact information is listed in this page).

Resources Needed to Run Program

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

Rooms for groups, DVD player, TV, one graduate level mental health professional and 2 other experienced counselor therapists.

Prerequisite/Minimum Provider Qualifications

Master's level counselor/therapist with 3 years group counseling experience for leading the fathers group.

Manual Information

There is a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Training Contact

Training Type/Location:

On-site and at Children's Institute

Number of days/hours:

5 Days, 40 Hours

• There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which Project Fatherhood has been reviewed.

There are currently no references available for Project Fatherhood.