INTRODUCTION: How To Use This Course – Personal Safety Plan

GETTING READY Part 1: Re-fathering Yourself

1. A Boy and His Father Figure
2. Typical Absent Father-Related Problems
3. Typical Coping Strategies
4. Why Inner Child Coping Strategies Do Not Work For Adults
5. Your Inner World: The Cabinet Meeting

LEARNING THE SKILLS Part 2: Interacting With Your Inner Child

6. Your Inner Child
7. Listening To Your Inner Child
8. Talking To Your Inner Child

APPLYING Part 3: Messages From Your Fathers

9. Your Father Figure (Nonsexual Issues)
10. Other Father Figures’ Messages (Nonsexual Issues)
11. What Fathers Teach Sons About Sex
12. When Father Messaging Comes from a Mother

CONCLUDING Part 4: Creating Your Ideal Father Figure

13. Recalling Male Mentors
14. Identifying the Mentoring You Need and Want
15. Creating and Connecting with Your Ideal Father Figure

INTEGRATING Part 5: Integrating Your Ideal Father Figure

16. Your Ideal Father Figure in Everyday Life
17. Making Life Plans with Your Ideal Father Figure