Online Workshop: Working with Dads - 13/08/2025

$240.00 inc. GST

Date: 13/08/2025

Time: 1.00pm - 4.00pm AEST

Join our interactive online workshop, and gain knowledge, practical advice and strategies to engage dads, father-figures and families in positive and effective ways.

Through collaborative group discussion, you'll develop strategies for supporting dads in your community and learn skills for creating more dad-friendly programs and services.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this workshop, you'll be able to:

explain what makes dads important
articulate the 7 different ways to be a dad
discuss dad-focused programs, research and work across Australia
effectively promote programs and services to dads
support dads to create positive family relationships
give examples of ways that dads can maintain work and family balance
create dad-focused services and spaces
demonstrate an understanding of the issues impacting dads who work from home and ways to manage these
plan for future work with dads.

Ideal for

A range of workers in community organisations, social services, schools or businesses who want to better support the needs of fathers.

About the presenters

Dominic Alford is the Project Coordinator of Support for Fathers at Relationships Australia Victoria and has been highlighting the role of men as fathers in the prevention of family violence. He has worked in the welfare sector for 12 years across child protection, family services, foster care, parent education and teaching. To learn more about the Support for Fathers project, visit www.supportforfathers.com.au

Registration information

When you register, you'll be taken to our payment gateway to complete your registration. A new account will be automatically created for you in our Learning Management System (Moodle).
Registrations for scheduled workshops close 48 hours before the event.
Workshops must be paid for at least 2 business days before the training date, or your registration will be cancelled.
If paying by invoice, proof of payment needs to be provided at least 24 hours ahead of the event.

Training Workshops Cancellation Statement [PDF, 1MB]