Parenting Strategy Action Plan.pdf - Westminster City Council

POSITIVE PARENTING IN WESTMINSTER PARENTING SUPPORT ACTION PLAN 2008-107. FATHERSStrategic Priority:Work with fathers.Parenting Offer: Levels 1 - 4Desired outcomes:1. Professionals understand the needs of fathers, including teenage fathers. They are skilled in engaging and in working withfathers. They know what support is available and can refer swiftly and appropriately.2. Increased awareness by fathers of the importance of their active, positive involvement in their children’s lives.3. Increased involvement of fathers and enhanced parenting capacity.4. Increased positive engagement of fathers with their children and their children’s mothers.Action Lead Resp. Key Partners Timescale(by)1. Identify ‘fathers leads’ for each serviceand establish working group.2. Address the needs of fathers. Keyaction points:a) Identify fathers through existingnetworks – Connexions, YOT, etcb) Source/develop information packfor fathers/expectant fathersc) Develop specific support for fathersd) Specialist organisations like WWMto promote relevant servicee) Offer training to workers ondeveloping good practice aroundworking with fathersf) Review TP agenda in order to drawattention to fathers’ agenda too3. Evaluate impact of fathers’ projects inchildren’s centres.4. Briefings for school staff about fathers’involvement and targeting specificgroups of fathers eg non-resident, BMEParentingCommissionerNorah O’Brien,TeenagePregnancyCoordinatorTrefor LloydShaff PrabataniNorah O’BrienLabibun NessaSupportingYoung ParentsGroupWorking WithMenApril 2008 NALabibun Nessa CC staff 2008-09 NATBAWorking WithMen, schoolsOngoingFunding Progress / CommentsDCSFGrantActions identified at a Teenage Pregnancyconference in Westminster in 2007.Training has been provided to someworkers.As part of Fathers and Schools DevelopmentWorkers project funded by Youth Task Forceparenting grant.Updated 21 April 2008 11