Project Fatherhood (SM): Event Details: 10th Annual Fatherhood Solution Conference

10th Annual Fatherhood Solution Conference

It’s Time for Some REAL TALK!

CII and Project Fatherhood ^SM are pleased to announce that as a follow-up to our 2016 Fatherhood Summit, our 10th Annual Fatherhood Solution Conference will be themed:

Fatherhood Roadblocks: Race, Culture, Masculinity and Systems

Discover new ways to build and strengthen relationships between fathers and their children.

Who should attend: community service providers, policy advocates, government representatives, mental health professionals, public health professionals, and concerned community members

Join nationally recognized experts and your colleagues for a daylong exploration of the most IMPORTANT and LEAST DISCUSSED issues related to fatherhood:

Race
Culture
Masculinity
Substance Abuse
System Bias

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

• Jerry Tello: Director, Sacred Circles, and White House “Fatherhood Champion of Change” honoree; a nationally recognized authority on therapeutic healing
• Daryl Rowe, PhD: licensed psychologist working with urban environments
• Dan Griffin, MA: internationally recognized author, thought leader, and expert on men’s relationships and masculinity

Additional Speakers:
Rafael Angulo, MA - USC School of Social Work
Gregory Canilas, PhD - The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Pepperdine University
Richard Cohen, PhD - Children’s Institute, Inc. Project ABC
Joey S. Cordero - SF Fatherhood Initiative
Marianne Diaz - Southern California Counseling Center
Homeboy Panel - Homeboy Industries
Pastor Horacio Jones - Family Bible Fellowship
Jorja Leap, PhD - UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Pete Melendez - 4Way Interventions
David Pisarra, Esq. - Southern California Fatherhood Association (SCaFa)
John Grienenberge, PhD - Southern California Fatherhood Association (SCaFa)
Alan-Michael Graves, MSPA - Southern California Fatherhood Association (SCaFa)
Kevin Gruenberg, PsyD - Southern California Fatherhood Association (SCaFa)
Richard Cohen, PhD - Southern California Fatherhood Association (SCaFa)
Cara Rice, RN PHN MPA MSN Public Health Nurse
LeHenry Solomon, LCSW - Children’s Institute, Inc. Project Fatherhood ^SM
Anthony Young, MFTI, PhD - Children’s Institute, Inc. Project Fatherhood ^SM
Gary Thompson, MA - Alameda County Public Health Department

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:

• Fathers in the Child Welfare System
• Gay Parenting: It’s Real
• Working with Fathers and Ex-Gang Members
• Male Biases and Discrimination
• Fathering Early On: 0 to 5
• A Woman’s Role in the Fatherhood Movement
• Men Raising Healthy Children
• “The Water” – Masculinity and Sexuality
• Parenting Children of Color
• Fathers Matter More Than We Think: Thinking Together
• The Legacy Of Faith and Resiliency in the Lives of African-American Fathers – We’ve Come This Far By Faith
• Development of Generative and Experiential Fathering
• The Co-Parenting Equation: It Has to Be Part of the Conversation
• Panel: Black and Brown Unite for Fatherhood
• Disciplining Children Appropriately
• Working with Immigrant Fathers
• Misunderstandings about Family Law
• Fathers and Prenatal Care
• Fathering Children with Special Needs

For more information, please contact Project Fatherhood ^SM Director Alan-Michael Graves at [email protected].