YCSC Grand Rounds: Black Dads Matter—Engaging Black Fathers in Early Childhood Home Visiting

Session Description

Black children in the United States disproportionately experience early childhood adversity and toxic stress, which can lead to long-term negative physical and mental health outcomes. Mothers are traditionally enrolled in intervention programs to help address this while fathers typically are not. This presentation will highlight research focused on increasing the engagement of Black fathers in such programs to help improve outcomes for young Black children.

The learning objectives for this talk are to:

1. Discuss psychosocial strengths and stressors associated with Black fatherhood
2. Identify the benefits of Black fathers' positive engagement in the perinatal and early childhood periods
3. Describe strategies for conducting community-based participatory research and collaborative team science

Continuing Education

This session is approved for Continuing Education Credit (CEC) by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist, Professional Counselor, and Licensed Psychologist Licensure renewal. This session also meets the requirement for cultural competence. Additional information and instructions for earning CEC for this session will be provided at the live event.

YCSC Grand Rounds are reviewed for eligibility for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits on an annual basis and most lecture-style sessions are approved for the year. Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Individual event designation details are provided at applicable live events.

YCSC Grand Rounds sessions are typically presented in the Cohen Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays from September through June, with a live stream available via Zoom. Internal participants are encouraged to attend sessions in person​​​​​. Recordings are posted on-line as soon as they are available.