Marvin Charles

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Becoming Dads Participant Guide

An Innovative Fatherhood Curriculum

Beschreibung

This manual is the Participants Guide for Becoming Dads-an innovative fatherhood curriculum designed to educate and empower men in challenging situations to take the needed responsibility and action so their children can thrive and be successful for the next generation. Participants in the Becoming Dads course will build knowledge, grow in self-awareness, and apply skills related to becoming the dads their children need. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: 1. Face the truth of your past and have hope for a better future 2. Understand the impact of your role as a father 3. Know what your children need from you 4. Be committed to your children for a lifetime 5. Understand the character of a man who lives for others 6. Know how to have a healthy relationship with your child's mother 7. Start on the road to healing and getting past hurdles to effective fathering 8. Have grounding in your spiritual walk and growth 9. Improve your employment situation 10. Understand the child support system 11. Get on track to providing child support to your child Marvin Charles is the founder and executive director of Divine Alternatives for Dads Services based in Seattle, Washington. For over 15 years, he has been effectively helping men in surrounding communities reclaim their positive role as the fathers their children need. He is also an ordained minister and an emerging national leader in creating stronger fathers and healthier families. Marvin is the author of Becoming DADS: A Mission to Restore Absent Fathers, which chronicles his life and the beginnings of Divine Alternatives for Dads Services. George R. Williams, Ph. D. is a trained marriage and family therapist and family life education consultant with almost two decades of experience as a curricula developer, fathering practitioner, master trainer, public speaker, and consultant. Dr. Williams is the Assistant Director for Faith-based and Community Initiatives for the Kansas Department for Children and Families, and served a decade at the National Center for Fathering as the former Executive Director of Urban Fathering Dr. Williams has been featured in national media and has authored numerous fathering articles and teaching materials.

Autor

Marvin Charles is the founder and executive director of Divine Alternatives for Dads Services. For over thirty years, he has been effectively helping men reclaim their positive role as the fathers their children need. Marvin's own powerful storyof separation and reunification with his family, parents, and children, fueled his passion for ministry, gave him experience,and earned the trust of other men to be their mentor and advisor. Marvin is also an emerging national leader in creating stronger fathers and healthier families. He travels across the U.S. to speak about empowering fathers, to learn from other national leaders,and to share his successes with other organizations planning to implement fatherhood programs.Marvin is the author of Becoming Dads: A Mission to RestoreAbsent Fathers, which chronicles his life and the beginnings ofDADS. He is also the author of the Becoming DADS InnovativeFatherhood Curriculum, with Dr. George R. Williams, PhD, and ofthe Doing DADS: Intake and Support Manual with his wife, JeanettCharles. Marvin is an ordained minister and his extraordinary146A DADS REVOLUTIONeffectiveness comes from his ability to see through the pain andthreats of those he counsels to the powerful change possible byembracing a living God and larger purpose.Marvin and Jeanett live and serve in Seattle, Washington.They have eight children and a growing

Produktdetails

• Verlag: DADS
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 241g
• ISBN-13: 9781952943980
• ISBN-10: 1952943981
• Artikelnr.: 61147788