Family Nurturing Center

3-Day Nurturing Fathers' Program™ Facilitator Training
2026-02-03 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-04 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-05 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Location: Plymouth Family Resource Center, 430 Court Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
Our interactive 3-day Nurturing Fathers’ Facilitator Training teaches the values, philosophy, & constructs of the Nurturing Fathers’ Program™. Ideal for new parent educators as well as those with experience who are new to Mark Perlman’s Nurturing Fathers’ curriculum. Specific topics include: behavior management, personal power, effective communication, family support principles, and the building of a positive self-concept. The training also addresses Nurturing Fathers’ Program implementation and the whys and hows of father engagement.
This training is intended for Massachusetts DCF, Community Connections, and FRC Staff. Please email Paul N. Toruño Melville, FNC’s Director of Training, with any questions: pmelville@familynurturing.org.

Statewide FELT Meeting
2026-02-13 10:00 - 12:00 | https://familynurturing.org/calendar-event/statewide-felt-meeting/2026-02-13/
This virtual gathering of the statewide Fatherhood Engagement Leadership Team is open to Fatherhood professionals from throughout Massachusetts. Please contact John O’Neil for more details: joneil@familynurturing.org.

3-Day Nurture Hope Facilitator Training
2026-02-24 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-26 09:00 - 16:00
Location: Child Welfare Institute and Development Center (CWI), 225 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772
Language: English
This training will provide an introduction to Dr. Stephen Bavolek’s Nurturing Parenting® Program philosophy and seeks to enhance the well-being of children with special needs and health challenges (SNHC) and their families by empowering professionals to implement the Nurture Hope Program, and/or SNHC community based workshops. to support facilitators in using the Family’s Guide to ASD and in being inclusive of families with children with special needs and health challenges in all programming.
This training is intended for Massachusetts DCF, Community Connections, and FRC Staff. Please email Paul N. Toruño Melville, FNC’s Director of Training, with any questions: pmelville@familynurturing.org.

3-Day Parent & Adolescent Facilitator Training
2026-04-07 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-08 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-09 09:00 - 16:00
Location: Seven Hills Behavioral Health, 135 Gold Star Blvd, Worcester, MA 01606
This training is the ideal starting place for new parent educators as well as those with experience who are new to Dr. Stephen Bavolek’s Nurturing Parenting® Programs. We will use examples from and look closely at the Parents and Adolescents program which is designed to repair abusive parent-teen relationships (parents and their teens attend separate groups concurrently, and then join as one group each week). Specific topics include: learning to live with each other, learning to play together, to communicate respectfully, and to be a positive, nurturing family. The training also addresses Nurturing Parents and Adolescents Program implementation.
This training is intended for Massachusetts DCF, Community Connections, and FRC Staff. Please email Paul N. Toruño Melville, FNC’s Director of Training, with any questions: pmelville@familynurturing.org.

3-Day Nurturing Fathers' Program™ Facilitator Training
2026-05-05 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-06 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-07 09:00 - 16:00
Location: Seven Hills Behavioral Health, 135 Gold Star Blvd, Worcester, MA 01606
Our interactive 3-day Nurturing Fathers’ Facilitator Training teaches the values, philosophy, & constructs of the Nurturing Fathers’ Program™. Ideal for new parent educators as well as those with experience who are new to Mark Perlman’s Nurturing Fathers’ curriculum. Specific topics include: behavior management, personal power, effective communication, family support principles, and the building of a positive self-concept. The training also addresses Nurturing Fathers’ Program implementation and the whys and hows of father engagement.
This training is intended for Massachusetts DCF, Community Connections, and FRC Staff. Please email Paul N. Toruño Melville, FNC’s Director of Training, with any questions: pmelville@familynurturing.org.

The Art of Facilitating Nurturing Fathers' Programs
2026-05-15 09:00 - 16:00 | Off-Site Venue, Massachusetts, United States
Group facilitation is a dance. This comprehensive training (building on our 3-day Nurturing Fathers’ Program Facilitator Training) will address group theory, the roles of a facilitator, and the stages of group development, as well as the hows and whys of engaging male parents in evidence-based parenting education.
A light breakfast and nurturing lunch will be provided. Limited space available. Please register right away at https://FNC-EffGrpFac-TTA-051526.eventbrite.com.
Location: Seven Hills Behavioral Health, 135 Gold Star Boulevard, Worcester, MA 01606
