Caring Dads

Caring Dads is a 17 week programme for fathers, aimed at reducing abusive and harmful behaviours towards children and women. The men must be spending time with their children to complete the course.

Caring dads develops trust with the men, increasing their awareness of their abusive behaviours and the consequences whilst helping them to take responsibility for their actions. Men are encouraged to think about their childhood experiences, consider how they want their children to feel and what they need to do to make their children feel safe and happy. The group looks at how the men behave towards their partners and ex-partners, the impact of their abusive behaviours on children and their mothers. Models and strategies used include child centred parenting, cognitive behavioural therapy, goal-centred and solution focused approaches.

Program principals emphasize the need to enhance men’s motivation, promote child-centred fathering, address men’s ability to engage in respectful, non-abusive co parenting with children’s mothers. The group component of Caring Dad’s combines elements of domestic abuse, fathering, and safeguarding children to enhance the safety of well-being of children and their families.

Send completed referral forms to dahub@wirral.gov.uk

Are you a dad looking to join a caring dads group in your local area?

Use the link to the referral form above