Join us in Strategies to increase father engagement with system-involved youth
About this Event

Klasey Consulting is partnering with Lincoln Families to bring this training Strategies to increase father engagement with system-involved youth to Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras providers. The large majority of outreach and engagement with parents involved in the child welfare system has focused on mothers. While mothers play a crucial role in kids development, so do fathers. There is a growing awareness of the need to include fathers in services. This training will discuss some of the successful strategies implemented by child welfare and social service organizations to outreach to and engage fathers.

Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to identify one barrier to father engagement
Participants will be able to identify at least one strategy to engage father in youth’s care
Participants will be able to identify at least one benefit of father engagement

Please note that in order to register for these FREE trainings your organization must directly work with foster, adoptive or probation involved children, youth and their families in Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras only. Caregivers, including resource families, who serve youth in the above-mentioned counties are also eligible. Participants outside of these areas aren't eligible and will not receive the zoom link.

The training will be facilitated by Dr. Nicole Kelly and Dr. Stewart Perrilliat of Klasey Consulting LLC. To learn more about Klasey Consulting, visit www.klaseyconsulting.com.

Dr. Nicole Kelly is a clinical psychologist with 18 years of experience working with at-risk youth. Through Klasey Consulting, she consults with and trains social service and mental health providers on trauma-informed care, human trafficking, culturally-informed care, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. She has been awarded the State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition by Senator Joel Anderson and her work has been recognized by Los Angeles County.

Dr. Stewart Perrilliat, a native of Oakland, California, is the Chief Executive Officer of Man 2 Man Urban Youth Advocate, a program dedicated to empowering all men to be positive, protective co-parents and strengthen their involvement with system-involved youth. A former Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, Stewart has navigated the complexities of fatherhood as a single parent. Stewart holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, a master's degree in Theology, and a doctorate in Executive Leadership from the University of Redlands, where he wrote his dissertation on fatherhood and provided training with a pilot program to enhance father engagement with youth in the system. He teaches classes every Monday at San Quentin State Pr*son, focusing on men and emotions, communication, fatherhood, emotional intelligence, domestic violence, and bullying. Through these classes, he facilitates life skills development and teaches justice-involved individuals how to parent their children while still behind the wall, promoting positive fatherhood and fostering better outcomes for children and communities.