Basis: Learn, in a dynamic study
format, how to work more
effectively with fathers during
the antenatal, birth and
breastfeeding time.
Aim: Skills development in
working with men/fathers and new
families.
Brief: In this course you will be
offered a forum to develop skills
and experience in working with men
who are
becoming fathers. Most fathers are
at the birth of their children and
many struggle to make the
connection
with effective preparation for
this important life changing
event. Learning to acknowledge
father’s
experience as valid can help bring
them into a more dynamic and truly
supportive relationship with early
parenthood. You will explore how
to create points of contact with
fathers that allow for a more
inclusive
experience, benefiting the whole
family.
Through sharing information,
research, role play and exercises
to identify needs in the family,
the program supports a secure base
of knowledge and experience for
midwives, doulas, educators
and service providers that will
develop skills.
Outcomes:
* Increased confidence in working
with men/fathers.
* Increased skills for welcoming
fathers into the pregnancy and
birth process.
* Understanding ways to support a
man’s “low adrenalin” presence at
birth itself.
* Learn how to help fathers manage
their expectations in a way that
contributes most
effectively to the
families needs.
* Experience articulating ‘gender
issues’ for yourself as well as
parents and increase your
ability to communicate.
Presented by Patrick Houser who
has spent decades working in the
field of pregnancy, birth and
early parenthood. Patrick, now a
grandfather, pioneered conscious
birthing in 1980 with the first
documented waterbirth in the US,
his son Jeremy. In 2006 he
co-founded of Fathers-To-Be &
lectures & works with parents &
birthcare professionals &
educators world-wide. He is the
author of The Fathers-To-Be
Handbook.
Come along for a unique, enjoyable
and informative day.
Sunday 6 October
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
St
Stephens Episcopal Church
1805 W. Alabama St, Houston, Texas
77098
$35
Sponsored by: B.I.R.T.H. Houston
Pat Jones
713 298-6984
birthcare@aol.com
patrickhouser@hotmail.com
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educators and other
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