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Save Up to 30% Off Registration Fees and Join Our Special Faculty - 23rd Annual Families and Fathers National Conference

 

Featured Speaker &

Special Discounts

Fathers and Families Coalition of America is honored to announce one of our featured speakers, Nekeshia Hammond, PsyD. We have hosted thousands of faculty members over the past 20+ years. Join us in 2022 as we are thrilled to have Dr. Nekeshia Hammond, PsyD, an expert helping parents navigate wellness for their children and healthy families.

Participants will go through a journey together on how we can improve the wellness of children and young parents. Dr. Hammond is just one of the amazing 60 plus speakers at our 23rd annual conference. Join us in person or live virtually.

MARCH 8 -11, 2022
Love the Last Word
23rd Annual Families and Fathers International Hybrid Conference
Hilton Los Airport
5711 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045

FFCA will host its 23rd national/international conference that will be both powerful and influential.  Over fifty workshops, specialty training programs, networking, podcasts, and a closing gala. Register Here Today



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Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma | Featured Series at FFCA National Conference

Fathers and Families Coalition of America has advocated for increased program models to address the role of practitioners serving fathers to mitigate child abuse and neglect. During our National Families & Fathers 17th Annual Confernce we will host a series of workshops, plenary discussions and meetings with industry experts on trauma informed care practices and strategies to support professionals working with children and adults overcome adverse childhood experiences. Children’s Bureau/ACYF/ACF/HHS provided a 2014 Factsheet for Families that is relevant to raise awareness on why must develop strong practices and reduce the intergenerational impacts of trauma, "when parents do not have an understanding of the effects of trauma, they may misinterpret their child’s behavior and end up feeling frustrated or resentful. Their attempts to address troubling behavior may be ineffective or, in some cases, even harmful." Read More

A few of the sessions available to increase your understandings, skills and practices working with in-risk children, fathers and families through emerging models and evidence based practices. Join us at our National Families and Fathers 17th Annual Conference to help make a difference in the lives of children. Read More

Grow the Brain: A Trauma Care Program for Paraprofessionals by Dr. Carolyn Curtis

Picking Up the Broken Pieces by Carter Patterson and Marc Warren

Guided Principles for an Informed Trauma Practice by Dr. Dezette Johnson

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