ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors address three questions: Why are the men motivated to attend Strong Fathers? What do they see as the outcomes of their participation? How would they advise improving the program? In order to answer these questions, they draw upon the words of the men as they reflected on the program and its impact. Their responses are viewed within the context of the men’s overall satisfaction with the group and the group facilitators’ notes describing men’s responses to the curriculum. Men who abuse are not a homogenous population. Some men at least initially are not motivated by their children to change how they relate to intimate partners. A content analysis was first used to code the qualitative responses of the participant feedback forms into broad categories on the men’s motivations, outcomes, and programmatic recommendations. Nevertheless, the men’s affirmations point to potential of the fathering program to change the lives of men and their families for the better.
