Amazing Dads! Fatherhood Curriculum
Authors: Dan Griffin, MA, Harrison Crawford
This is the first gender-responsive, trauma-informed curriculum designed specifically for fathers. Fathers have different needs, face different challenges, and want different guidance with parenting than mothers do. Building upon a decade of work by Dan Griffin including his groundbreaking book A Man’s Way Through Relationships and his pioneering treatment program Helping Men Recover, this curriculum addresses the complex intersection of male socialization, childhood trauma, and relational struggles that often create disconnection between fathers and their children as well as in their other relationships. The primary goal of this curriculum is to help participants create a vision of the fathers they want to be and to provide them with the awareness, tools, and confidence to achieve that vision.
About the Authors
Dan’s professional background includes over three decades in the mental health and addictions field. In addition, he is the author of seven groundbreaking books and curricula. He is a nationally recognized expert and a sought after speaker and trainer. Dan served as a senior fellow at The Meadows from 2015 to 2017. Dan earned a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Kansas. For his graduate work, Dan completed the first qualitative study centered on the social construction of masculinity in the culture of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Harrison Crawford has worked in the field of mental health for more than 10 years and is a Licensed Professional Counselor with additional licensure focused on addictive disorders. Harrison completed his graduate work at Argosy University in Phoenix, earning Master’s degrees in Mental Health Counseling and Sport-Exercise Psychology.
