{"product_id":"fatherhood-the-conversations-men-avoid-but-need-to-have-12-session-fatherhood-curriculum-license","title":"Fatherhood: The Conversations Men Avoid But Need to Have — 12-Session Fatherhood Curriculum License","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFatherhood: The Conversations Men Avoid But Need to Have\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 185-page, 12-session fatherhood curriculum that agencies license and run under their own program. It combines the participant workbook and the facilitator guide in one book, uses a repeatable 7-part session format, and includes a built-in pre\/post self-assessment that produces outcome data for your reporting. It is written for organizations serving fathers in probation, reentry, child support, workforce development, and responsible fatherhood programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost fatherhood curricula teach a man how to read to his child. This one deals with why he stopped showing up in the first place — the anger, the money pressure, the shame, the depression he calls \"being tired,\" the things he numbs instead of names. Then it puts a solution on the table. Every session names something real and ends with a tool he can use that same night. That is the whole design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 185 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructure:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 core sessions + 1 bonus session (\"The Respect Factor\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSession runtime:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90 minutes each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProgram length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 weeks (compresses to 6 weeks with double sessions, or extends to 24)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Combined participant workbook + facilitator guide in one volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutcome tool:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10-item, 50-point self-assessment administered Week 1 and Week 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFacilitator requirement:\u003c\/strong\u003e No clinical license required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Derek Collins, CEO of Diversion Center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Licensed to your agency — print, brand, and deliver under your program name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho Licenses This Curriculum\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResponsible fatherhood grantees and federally funded father engagement programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProbation, parole, and community supervision departments running court-mandated parenting or fatherhood classes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReentry organizations and transitional programs serving justice-involved men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChild support agencies running non-custodial parent engagement tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkforce development boards and job readiness programs adding a fatherhood component\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaith-based and community organizations building a men's program from scratch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBehavioral health and treatment providers who need a fatherhood track that is not clinical therapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe 12-Session Map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeek\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSession\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat It Covers\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat It Really Means to Be a Man\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAccountability, values, principles, and leadership — the real definition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Father You Needed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe father wound, and becoming what he did not 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No problem gets named without a solution next to it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePut It On Yourself\u003c\/strong\u003e — written reflection lines where the private work happens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Next Week\u003c\/strong\u003e — one small, doable action step he reports back on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt-In Outcome Data for Your Reporting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunders ask for numbers. This curriculum produces them without a separate evaluation contract. Participants complete a 10-item, 50-point self-assessment in Week 1 and the identical assessment in Week 12. The change in score gives your program pre\/post movement across ten domains — anger management, discipline, help-seeking, self-worth, financial behavior, presence, health, gratitude, forgiveness, and identity. Your facilitator collects both totals. Your report writes itself. The participant also sees his own growth in his own handwriting, which is where the retention comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the Facilitator Guide Handles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front of the book is a full facilitator guide, written for staff who are strong with men but new to running a room:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Run the Room\u003c\/strong\u003e — setting the tone, protecting confidentiality, handling the quiet man and the man who tries to take over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStay in Your Lane\u003c\/strong\u003e — an explicit scope-of-practice page separating what a facilitator does from what a clinician does, with clear referral triggers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrisis Protocol\u003c\/strong\u003e — a step-by-step response for suicidal statements, disclosure of abuse, and intoxication, with national hotline numbers (988, National Domestic Violence Hotline, SAMHSA) and space for your local referrals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGround Rules\u003c\/strong\u003e — the five rules read aloud in session one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-Session Prompts\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"Run This In The Room\" facilitator notes embedded directly beside the exercises, so nobody has to flip between two books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eApproach and Foundation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe curriculum applies evidence-based interventions grounded in cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches: identifying the thought behind the reaction, interrupting the cycle, choosing the replacement behavior, and committing to a small next step. It also references established, widely recognized frameworks — the stages of change, the emotional hijack, and the stages of grief — and cites peer-reviewed research on father involvement, including Sarkadi et al. (2008) and McLanahan, Tach, and Schneider (2013), alongside U.S. Census Bureau data on father absence. The frameworks, exercises, and voice are original material developed by Dr. Derek Collins across years of facilitating groups with men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Agencies License \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuying books per participant means you pay again every cohort and the material stays somebody else's. A license makes the curriculum yours to run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrant-ready\u003c\/strong\u003e — a defined curriculum with a stated dosage, session structure, and pre\/post measure is what a funder wants to see in a program narrative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePredictable budgeting\u003c\/strong\u003e — one line item instead of a per-head cost that grows with your caseload\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFacilitator certification available\u003c\/strong\u003e — train your staff to deliver it with fidelity and credential them through NACATP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLicensing Options\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLicensing is structured by scope of use: \u003cstrong\u003eSingle Site\u003c\/strong\u003e for one location or program, \u003cstrong\u003eMulti-Site\u003c\/strong\u003e for agencies running several locations, and \u003cstrong\u003eSystemwide\u003c\/strong\u003e for departments, districts, or statewide deployment. Terms cover reproduction rights, branding, term length, and facilitator training. Request a licensing quote and we will scope it to your cohort volume and funding cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes my staff need a clinical license to facilitate this curriculum?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The curriculum is designed for trained facilitators, not therapists, and includes an explicit scope-of-practice section defining what belongs in a facilitator's lane and when to refer out. Facilitator certification is available through Diversion Center for agencies that want documented training and fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this appropriate for court-mandated and probation-referred participants?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. It is built for mandated rooms — men who did not choose to be there. The opening session addresses resistance directly, the scenarios are written for justice-involved and reentering men, and the session structure supports attendance documentation and completion reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does the program take to deliver?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve 90-minute sessions, typically delivered weekly over 12 weeks. Agencies also run it as a 6-week intensive with two sessions per meeting, or stretch it to 24 weeks by splitting sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat outcome data does the curriculum generate?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 10-item, 50-point self-assessment is completed in Week 1 and again in Week 12. The pre\/post score change gives you participant-level and cohort-level growth data across ten fatherhood and self-management domains for funder and grant reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes the license cover unlimited participants?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReproduction rights are defined in the license by site scope rather than per-participant fees, so you print what your cohorts need within your licensed locations. Exact terms are set in the agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo we need a separate facilitator guide?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The participant workbook and facilitator guide are combined in one 185-page volume, with facilitator prompts embedded beside the exercises. Your staff runs the session from the same book the men are writing in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this curriculum only for Black fathers or a specific population?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The voice is direct and conversational and lands in any room of men. 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