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REFERRAL PROCESS

REFERRAL PROCESS. Initial discussion with the mother by the Family Support Worker Father is referred for services, contacted within three days to explain services and invited to the program following Tool Box Intake. INTAKE. Demographics Relationship Parenting Health. Education

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REFERRAL PROCESS

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  1. REFERRAL PROCESS • Initial discussion with the mother by the Family Support Worker • Father is referred for services, contacted within three days to explain services and invited to the program following Tool Box • Intake

  2. INTAKE • Demographics • Relationship • Parenting • Health • Education • Employment • Goals • Criminal History • Basic Needs

  3. FATHER INVOLVEMENT PLAN • Developed within the first 45 days • Small Steps Using the SMART system S = Specific M = Measurable A = Attainable R = Realistic T = Time Oriented • Reviewed every 6 months

  4. THE TOOL BOX(DISCUSSION GROUP) • Held twice per week (north & south county) • Meditation/Stress management tips • Alternating Curriculums • Dr. Dad = baby basics, home safety, sick child • Life Skills = What is a man? What is a father? relationships, health, prenatal and pediatric visits, community, budgeting, family cycles, substance abuse, anger management, other • Community Activities = condoms and candy, reading to children, father involvement, men’s health awareness.

  5. FIELD VISITS • Homes • Street Corners • Barber shops • “The Tree” • School • Work • Courts • Jail and Prisons Materials Used: lawn chairs, TVs, videos and handouts.

  6. RITES OF PASSAGE WORKSHOP • Two Day Camping Trip • Mirror Exercise • Meditation • The Fire • Open Discussion • Speakers • Pain • Developing a Positive Peer group

  7. GRADUATION • Held after 18 months • Families invited • Food and fun • Mayor & community leaders • Gifts & Certificates • Mentoring Invitation

  8. Support from agency leadership to include fathers in programs Ongoing leadership & front line training on father involvement. Funding issues (MCH) Establishing a father friendly atmosphere Included fathers on forms and in curriculums Fathers want to be included Fathers’ needs can vary from one enrollment class to another LESSONS LEARNED

  9. Claude M. Dharamraj, MD, MPH, Assistant Director Pinellas County Health Department 205 Dr. Martin Luther King Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Tel: (727) 824 – 6931 Fax: (727) 820-4275 E-mail: claude_dharamraj@doh.state.fl.us Reggie Randolph, Sr. Father Services Program Coordinator Tel: (727) 824-6900 ext. 11296 Fax: (727) 820-4284 E-mail: reggie_randolph@doh.state.fl.us How to Contact the Father Services Program

  10. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS YOU NOW HOLD THE KEY

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