Elements and Performance Criteria
- Describe issues facing men in today's society
- Demonstrate understanding of the range of theoretical frameworks that can be used to consider men's and father's roles
- Describe how the community and society views men's roles, the influences on the changesto men's roles over time and the implications of these changes
- Identify specific needs and characteristics of men/fatherhood and women/motherhood
- Identify issues relating to men and women
- Identify support services, networks and sources of additional information available to target group
- Identify influences of socialisation on men's communication and behaviour
- Engage men's participation
- Actively engage men from a range of backgrounds in group and program processes
- Identify barriers to men's participation in programs or activities and address where possible
- Identify individual strengths and challenges of group participants
- Identify and apply appropriate behaviour, ways of being, group rules, ways of communicating for men's groups
- Encourage positive and effective communication and listening skills and model in all interactions
- Manage group processes to balance individual and group needs to maintain group focus
- Facilitate the development of support mechanisms between participants to encourage shared learning and networks
- Identify and address presenting issues
- Encourage men to identify issues affecting them or areas where they would like to pursue skill development or more information
- Identify issues and/or areas where men are seeking additional information, skills, strategies, tools which present in the group
- Demonstrate relevant knowledge of presenting issues or topics, particularly focusing on but not limited to male related perspectives
- Identify and implement strategiesfor addressing presenting issues
- Follow up on issues presented by participants