Fatherhood institute are launching some new resources to mark International Men's Day (19th November), please see below for more details:
Written in collaboration with the Mental Health Foundation, the Becoming Dad guide for expectant and new fathers aims to help men make sense of what’s happening to them; look after themselves and the others around them; and do the best possible job of becoming a confident father.
They are making it available free to fathers, and professionals working with families, via their new Time with Dad campaign. Here’s the link: https://mailchi.mp/fatherhoodinstitute.org/becoming-dad.
If you fill in your details there, they will send you a copy, and relevant updates about the campaign.
Their new training brochure
Alongside Becoming Dad, they have also updated their Training Brochure, which now includes details about the range of courses they offer to help professionals engage more effectively with, and provide high quality support to, men as they work out how to become the best dad they can be.
Within you’ll find several courses focused on the perinatal period:
Becoming Dad – Perinatal peer-support sessions for expectant and new fathers
Their Becoming Dad perinatal peer-support sessions offer small groups of expectant fathers the opportunity to learn caregiving skills, and navigate the practical and emotional challenges of early fatherhood – supported by other men who have recently become dads.
Supporting Fathers in the Perinatal Period
The transition to parenthood has been called ’the golden moment‘ to engage fathers, and this unique, evidence-based training course provides participants with knowledge and strategies to embed change in their agency and in their own practice.
Father-Inclusive Health Visiting Services
This popular course, first piloted through the Burdett Trust and evaluated by Institute of Health & Society, University of Worcester, supports staff to explore and develop strategies to engage with new fathers, develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to work effectively with them, and discover a ‘whole team’ approach to supporting the whole family.
What New Dads Need to Know (and How We Might Support Them)
Building on many years’ innovation and collaboration, they have developed a framework setting out what information new fathers need, and when they need it. Using this, they will help you define the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of your messaging to fathers, including around their own and their partner’s mental and physical health, couple and family relationships and baby and child development.
You can download their 2021/22 Training Brochure (and watch their little 1-minute animation about it) via this link: http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/2021/training-brochure/
Interested in their ‘what works’ network?
Funding permitting, they are looking to create a ‘what works’ network in spring 2022, through which they will consult with parents and practitioners, promote best practice and help NHS and family services ‘build back’ from the pandemic in ways that make the most of fathers’ and partners’ involvement and support.
Find out more and/or register your interest by emailing our Head of Communications Jeremy Davies at [email protected]