Recognizing that family is the preferred choice for raising a child,
Project FatherhoodSM provides comprehensive parenting skills for fathers.
The Men in Relationships Group (MIRG) includes weekly sessions. Fathers
progress through five levels of treatment: intake, rapport and trust,
symptom relief, behavior change, and internalization and commitment.
Project FatherhoodSM is designed for fathers of all ages, races and
educational backgrounds, their children, and the significant others in
their lives. Indeed, differences in cultural and ethnic backgrounds are
used as part of the learning process - of their own and others' cultures.
MIRG sessions address matters such as the fathers' understanding of
appropriate discipline, child abuse and neglect, domestic abuse issues,
communicating needs, and choosing a healthy mate. The group also tackles
traumatic experiences in the fathers' backgrounds that affect their
relationships with their children and partners. In the MIRG group process
fathers participate in grounded relationship-building. This establishes
peer identification, support, and a sense of community.
In addition to the Men In Relationships Group (MIRG), Project FatherhoodSM
also runs a concurrent Children's Enrichment Group. Fathers are encouraged
to bring their children to participate in enrichment activities.
Built into the program is the understanding that time spent to and from the
group sessions provides father and child with valuable personal time to talk
and interact with one another. This strengthens the father-child relationship.
After sessions, group facilitators meet with childcare providers to share
thoughts, impressions and observations regarding the children. This feedback
is used by the facilitators in sharpening their work with the fathers.
The Project FatherhoodSM program also provides a
parallel group process for other significant persons in the lives of the children
and/or father.
| The day and time: |
Friday evenings, 5:30 to 7:00 pm |
| The place: |
Tom Bradley Youth and Family Center
5213 W. Pico Blvd. (at Cochran)
Los Angeles, CA 90019
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Groups are ongoing and may be entered at any time. There is no cost to clients.
For more information about Project FatherhoodSM,
call Bob Mendelsohn at (323) 937-1344.
Support for this project is provided by Children's Institute Inc., through
funding from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Grant: 90-FR-0088. Any opinions, findings, and
conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health
and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families.
Equal Access Statement:
Project FatherhoodSM services are provided to all eligible
persons, regardless of a participant's race, gender, age, disability, or religion.
The Program does not, on the basis of race, gender, age, disability or religion, treat
one person differently from another in determining eligibility, benefits or services provided.
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