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This work group will use the Problem Solving Model to develop a collaborative
response to the priority need for increased prevention and
early intervention services. The priority need that
has been identified for the 2006-07 fiscal year is parent
education for teen dads.
Our working definition of Early Intervention:
Early intervention is a
continuum; it depends on the individual and his/her
circumstance.
Membership includes representatives from the County, its
school districts,
and interested non-profit partners, and is open to parents.
2011/12 Work Group Members
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Access of the Red River Valley |
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Terri Busch |
Clay County Public Health |
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Tom Thoreson |
Clay County Public Health/Dads group facilitator |
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Clay County Social Services |
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Jeremy Pratschner |
Lakeland Mental Health Center |
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Shanna Grefsrud |
Lakes and Prairies Community Action/Clay-Wilkin Head
Start |
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Robin Christianson |
Lakes and Prairies Community Action/Rainbow Bridge |
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Lori Winterfeldt |
Community Education,
Moorhead ISD #152 |
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Linda Scheet |
Moorhead ISD #152 |
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Shawna Croaker |
Region V Children's Services Coordinating
Committee/Dakota Medical Foundation/Children's
Consultation Network |
Links
Work Group minutes
2011 Fatherhood Leadership Circle resources
Key messages about
dads:
Dads are important in the lives of their
children!
-Children
raised with an involved father do better in school and are
less likely to engage in risky behavior.
-Children
have the power to change their fathers. Dads learn to
express emotions and nurture as they care for and play with
their children.
-Communities are healthier and safer when fathers are
present and helping to guide children.
-Dads
don’t need to “live-with” their children to take an active
role and make a difference.
Source:
Minnesota Fathers & Families Network: www.mnfathers.org
Workshops
Other links about fatherhood
Fatherhood
resources from MFFN
MFFN's Newsletter & Fatherhood
info sheets
Fatherhood
resource page (under construction)
On teens: Wise Guys
On early childhood:
*Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis
*West Central
Initiative
*Fact sheets from Minnesota Association for
Children's Mental Health (MACMH)
*Minnesota
Parents Know
*Minnesota Fathers and Families Network (MFFN)
*See
school
district websites for listings of Early Childhood
and Family Education (ECFE) classes
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