Webinar 02 - February 2025: Strengthening Families: The Critical Role of Fatherhood Engagement

Fathers play a vital role in the success of youth and the sustainability of families, yet system barriers and societal norms have diminished their involvement. This webinar explores the importance of fatherhood engagement and inclusive strategies to create supportive environments for fathers in family and youth work.

Through this impactful learning session, participants will:

Learn why fatherhood engagement is essential to youth success and family stability.
Reflect on personal biases that may hinder father inclusion in services and decision-making for youth, families and teams.
Recognize and address the emotional and trauma-related needs of fathers, including the societal pressures that often silence their voices.
Explore practical approaches to adjusting practices to build trust and foster stronger father-child and family relationships.

This session is ideal for peer partners; both youth and parent, service providers, and leadership teams committed to building equitable, family-centered systems. Join us to deepen your understanding, challenge your assumptions, and take actionable steps toward meaningful fatherhood engagement.

Presenters:

Roger De Leon is an independent contractor and trainer specializing in child welfare, parent partnerships, and fatherhood engagement, working with UC Davis, SDSU, CSU Fresno and other organizations.

Robert Martinez is a Parent Partner, Parent Partner Program with Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department.

Academic Units

Section Number

243WIS327

Instruction Method

Online class

Section Notes

The format of this virtual training will be on Zoom.

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Section Schedule

Thur., Feb 20th, 2025, 9:00am to 11:00am

Fees

Instructors

Dawne Shaw

Dawne Shaw is a Wraparound specialist with the Resource Center on Family-Focused Practice at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education - Human Services. She has been providing services to youth and families for over 15 years. As a mother who raised a child with challenges, she brings both personal and professional life experience to the support she offers. She is active in her community and collaborates with UC Davis Human Services as co-chair for the Parent Advisory Council, Special Education Parent Advisory Committee. She also facilitates the Southern Region of the Peer Partner Hub, co-chairs the Southern California Wraparound Hub, is a member of the California Wraparound Steering Committee member for CWAC, as well as the California Wraparound Advisory Committee itself. As the Program Specialist for Oak Grove Center, she provided training, coaching and mentoring in Wraparound to the staff, youth and families.