Distance Learning (Virtual) Approaches in Providing Training Services to Fathers

In this June 10, 2020 opening session scheduled from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. hosted by the National Partnership for Community Leadership during the online 22nd Annual International Fatherhood Conference, presenters will discuss programs supporting responsible fatherhood, effective parenting approaches, and strengthening family dynamics in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual Fatherhood Conference brings together parents, policy makers, researchers, and practitioners working with low-income parents and youth to empower them and provide strategies and resources to strengthen family supports. (Please note that registration fees are required to attend the Conference.)

Featured speakers include: Scott M. Lekan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and the Acting Commissioner of the Office of Child Support Enforcement in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF); Clarence H. Carter, Director of the Office of Family Assistance and the Acting Director of the Office of Community Services in ACF; Kimberly Dent, Executive Director of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood/Ohio Department of Job and Family Services; Ronald Mincy, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice and Director of the Center for Research on Fathers, Children, and Family Well-Being; Debra Pontisso, Chair of the National Responsible Fatherhood Roundtable and Visiting Scholar with the Strong Families Commission, Inc. of Pennsylvania; and Jeffrey Johnson, President and CEO of the National Partnership for Community Leadership.