Fatherhood Education For Justice-Involved Fathers
Utah State University partners with the Department of Corrections to provide fatherhood education to justice-involved fathers. We use the InsideOut Dad®️ curriculum, an evidence-based fatherhood program.
The term "justice-involved" is used to describe multiple groups including incarcerated fathers, fathers involved with Utah's Adult Probation and Parole (AP&P) system, and fathers involved in the justice system in communities throughout Utah.
This program helps justice-involved fathers break the cycle of recidivism by developing pro-fathering attitudes, knowledge, and skills along with strategies to prepare fathers for release if they are incarcerated. Participants will learn about:
- What it means to be a man.
- The role of fathers and mothers.
- Grief and loss, stress and anger.
- Communication and discipline.
- Co-parenting with a child's mother.
Justice-involved fathers get the tools they need to become more involved, responsible, and committed in the lives of their children -- providing increased motivation for them to get out and stay out.
*InsideOut Dad courses are for justice-involved fathers in Utah who are 18 or older, have children age 24 or younger, and are able to attend the entire 12-week course voluntarily.
When asked what they learned from this course, participants said:
"This class has given me hope that I can be the dad I never had. My mom was great but I needed my dad in my life. I now want to be there for my kids and protect them and provide for them.”
"If I would have had this class twenty years ago, I wouldn't be in jail today. I would have made so many different decisions."
"I've probably taken 150 classes here at the prison since I've been here. Your class was the best of all of them."
To learn more about this course by the National Fatherhood Initiative go to: fatherhood.org
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