3 rd Annual MMHS Conference 21 st March 2016 Murray Swan Stirling amp Clackmannanshire Councils What is Mellow Dads 14 week community based intervention programme Based on attachment theory with particular emphasis on the transmission of attachment and relationship styles across ID: 534563
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Mellow Dads
3
rd
Annual MMHS Conference
21
st
March 2016
Murray Swan – Stirling & Clackmannanshire CouncilsSlide2
What is Mellow Dads?
14 week community based intervention programme.
Based on attachment theory with particular emphasis on the transmission of attachment and relationship styles across generations
Range of interventions; Mellow Mums; Mellow Futures; Mellow Dads…
Engages with hard to engage service – users
Offers participants reflections on the challenges & opportunities of being a father
Operates from strength based principlesSlide3
Why bother?
“We know, in short, that having an engaged father around matters...
a lot” (Rt Hon David Lammy MP 2010)
Limited uptake/engagement
with
services of fathers.
Limited uptake/engagement
by
services of fathers.
Increasing focus on the child’s perspective across a range of interventions.
“My World Triangle”
“Year of the Dad”
www.fathersnetworkscotland.org.ukSlide4
Key Elements
Morning, Lunchtime and afternoon weekly sessions
14 weeks
Safe environment
Clear Child Protection adherence
10 core session topics
4 “group” session topics
Data assessed using Adult well-being scale; Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale; Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire; Parenting Daily Hassles; Focus Groups.Slide5
Sessions
Essential Sessions
Introductions
Who am I?
Trust
My family then & now
Life stories
Being a Dad
You and Your body
Pregnancy & BirthThe FutureWhere are we now?
Optional sessions (selection)
Child Protection
Violence in the home
Assertiveness
Friendships
What are we scared of?
Relaxation…..Slide6
Mellow Dads in Stirling/Clackmannanshire
The local challenge.Slide7
Stirling/Clackmannanshire
Range of deprivation factors, levels of income
Case file audits highlighted levels of male carer engagement
Collective drive around Parenting programmes and community based activity
Involvement in Early Years Collaborative
Multi-agency awareness of “interconnectedness” of families and issues; including Criminal Justice Services.Slide8
Some data on Stirling/Clackmannamshire Groups
Two Groups to date
8 fathers engaged with programme, ranging from 21-40 yrs old
Issues involving Offending behaviour; Child protection; Substance misuse; Adult mental well-being.
16 children within families affected by programme. 7 directly engaged in the sessions.
Issues explored within groups: Domestic Abuse; unemployment; self-harm; childhood trauma.Slide9
Outcomes from Fathers
Data measurement tools identify all show improvements around levels of conduct behaviours, frequency and intensity of hassle indicators; improvements in parental concerns around anxiety and irritability.
Practical outcomes:
Two fathers returned to employment; two children removed from CPR; two fathers completed substance misuse programmes; (one joined community gym); one father avoided custodial sentence – and wanted to! Improved relationships with children and partners (including ex-partners). Improved relationships with professional agencies.Slide10
Last Words:
“there are things I’ve changed that’s paid off..I'd recommend it to anyone who’s been on any situations to at least come”
Meeting people in the same situation that are having difficulty…like you don’t get instructions”
“listen to people”
E-mail:
swanm@stirling.gov.uk
Mellow website:
www.mellowparenting.orgSlide11
No such thing as a free lunch!
On your tables are examples of some of the activity work sheets;
Take 15 mins in groups and have a go!
At the end each table can share something new they have learned!!Slide12
Week 3
LOVE
HATE
Cakes
Steak
Spag Bol
Macaroni Cheese
Pizza
Olives
Cornflakes
French toast
Egg in a cup
McDonalds cheese burger
Chinese food
Haggis
Jelly (especially Lime!!)
Mango
Bubble and squeak
Bread/scones
Salmon
Beans
Mac cheese
Dinosaur nuggets
Corn beef hash
Microwave pizzas
Mince and tattiesLentil soupCheese/stringsCottage cheeseBrie CarrotsBrussell sproutsCrabChilli con carneSalmonBananasSteak and kidney“Boney” fishLeeksJellyMilkMacaroni cheeseEggMashed potatoesBlue cheese
Things we like to eat