Season 4 Episode 5: An Interview with Caring Dads Co-Creator Dr. Katreena Scott

About This Episode

There are few intervention programs for fathers who use violence as part of their parenting. In this episode, David and Ruth take a deep dive into the work that needs to happen with violent fathers with Dr. Katreena Scott, the co-creator of the Caring Dads program. 

David, Ruth, and Katreena address:

• The importance of intervening with violent fathers 

• What makes Caring Dads different than traditional men’s behavior change and parenting programs

• How Caring Dads centers the safety and well-being of adult and child survivors 

• The synergies between the Safe & Together Model and the Caring Dads program

• The research on the effectiveness of men’s behavior change programs

• How low expectations of men impact the work with families 

• How important it is for fathers to act respectfully toward their children’s mothers 

Additional Resources

• Podcast: Season 3 Episode 1: “This Is a Collective Male Problem:” An Interview with International Journalist Grant Wyeth

• Podcast: Season 2 Episode 17: Intervening with Domestic Violence Perpetrators: “We Can’t Leave Anything on the Table”

• Safe & Together Institute’s domestic abuse–informed trainings

• Safe & Together Institute’s upcoming events

• David Mandel’s book Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to Transform the Way We Keep Children Safe from Domestic Violence