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Minnesota Events and Trainings for Fatherhood and Family Service Professionals
* Numbers in circles refer to Minnesota regions. Click here for map.
Various dates: October - November, 2008
Engaging Fathers in Supporting Healthy Development of Young Children
A series of seven workshops across Minnesota (see locations listed below) will provide a training opportunity for individuals working in family services, child welfare, family courts, parenting education, early childhood development, public health, child support enforcement, fatherhood advocacy and other social service organizations. Topics will include research and theory about parent-child mental health birth-to-three, mental health community support for parents, principles for engaging men as clients and colleagues, and community resources for promoting parent engagement in early childhood development. Offered by MFFN, Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota, DHS Children’s Trust Fund, the Minnesota Initiative Foundations, and St. Cloud State University. FREE to MFFN members, Child Abuse Prevention Council members, Early Childhood Initiative members, Thrive Initiative members, and Circle of Parents members. Nonmember registration fee is $20.00. Details here. Register here. Or, for further information, call (651) 523-0099.
Bemidji: Friday October 3, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Little Falls: Tuesday October 7, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Albert Lea: Friday October 10, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Litchfield: Tuesday October 21, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Minneapolis: Tuesday October 28, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
St. Paul: Wednesday November 5, 2008, 10:ooam - 3:00pm
Duluth: Friday November 7, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Alexandria: Friday November 21, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
October 1, 23, & 29, 2008
Relationship Matters: Promoting Secure Attachment in Young Families
October 1, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.—Rondo Community Library, St. Paul
October 23, 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.—First Lutheran Church, Bemidji
October 29, 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.—Blue Earth Public Library, Mankato
Relationship drives many aspects of infant development, including cognitive, emotional and social development. This workshop focuses on the importance of relationship—between parents and children and between adolescent parents and the professionals who work with them—and how these relationships foster the healthy development of children. It also highlights the strengths and challenges experienced by adolescent parents and their children, and the role every provider can play in enhancing the lives of these young families. For more information, visit www.moappp.org or contact Marilyn Colby Rivkin at 651-644-1447 x15 or marilyn@moappp.org.
Friday, November 7, 2008, 9:00 am
Professionals Who Work With Men - Networking Breakfast, Minneapolis
Location: Maria's Restaurant at 11th Ave. and Franklin Ave. in south Minneapolis.
Join us at 9:00 for individual conversations and coffee/breakfast; around 9:30 we will begin informal round-robin introductions and agency updates. This informal group generally meets every first Friday of the month to discuss fatherhood and men's services topics (rescheduled for the second Friday if the first Friday falls during a holiday weekend). Open to the public; no RSVP is necessary; meet in back room.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Contemporary Families Conference, St. Paul, MN
The Minnesota Council on Family Relations' Fall Conference will be held at the Continuing Education and Conference Center on the St. Paul Campus. The theme is Contemporary Families – Formation, Function and the Future. MCFR is pleased to announce that Stephanie Coontz will be the keynote speaker. She will guide attendees in understanding contemporary families and the historical and social origins of family issues. She will look at family formation, the issues today’s parent face in raising their children, and how we have re-defined the path to adulthood. Stephanie Coontz teaches history and family studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and is Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families. For more information go to www.mcfr.net.
Monday - Tuesday, January 12 - 13, 2009
6th Annual Minnesota Fatherhood Summit, St. Cloud, MN
Join MFFN for our annual winter conference. The Minnesota Fatherhood Summit provides a venue for family service workers, educators, social service employees, and other fatherhood advocates to come together, learn, and share ideas about promoting healthy fatherhood and expanding services for men in families. Details are available at www.mnfathers.org/summit.html.
To include a professional event on this page, please contact Paul Masiarchin at (651) 222-7432 or info@mnfathers.org. Thank you.
* Numbers in circles refer to Minnesota regions. Click here for map.