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9 Ways Home Visitors Can Support Infant Mental Health
October 8, 2024
During a home visit with a baby and caregiver(s), what should professionals do to support infant mental health and infant–caregiver attachment? A home visit is the perfect opportunity to provide…
10 Early Intervention Elements that Influence Positive Outcomes
September 19, 2024
How can home visiting programs demonstrate improved outcomes for parents and children—and secure the funding they need to help more families? Collecting data and monitoring outcomes with a reliable tool…
Home Visiting 101: Improving Your Practice with the PAUSE Method
September 12, 2024
In the new edition of the home visiting guide Tackling the Tough Stuff, authors Angela M. Tomlin and Stephan A. Viehweg present their highly effective PAUSE framework. An acronym that…
Home Visiting Tips: 11 Things to Do When Giving Feedback to Families
August 15, 2024
In their new book Coaching in Home Visiting, Christa Haring and Angela Rau give supervisors effective strategies to coach home visitors—and give home visitors principles and practices for coaching families…
Top 5 Reasons Why Your Home Visiting Program Needs the Updated LSP
June 13, 2024
We’re excited to announce that Life Skills Progression™ (LSP), the widely used outcome and intervention planning instrument for use with families at risk, will be available in an updated new…
Working with Caregivers: 4 Adult Learning Principles Every Home Visitor Should Know
April 30, 2024
Early intervention visits benefit children and families most when caregivers are empowered to use what they learn between visits. In her early intervention guidebook Pause and Reflect, Dana Childress offers four guiding…
9 Ways to Focus Families on Child Development During Home Visits
March 21, 2024
Families receiving home visits from early intervention professionals may be facing many challenges. But no matter what issues are demanding their attention, it’s essential for rich parent–child interactions to continue—and…
Supporting Grandparents in Parent Roles: How Home Visitors Can Help
November 30, 2023
*Today’s post has been excerpted and adapted from The Art and Practice of Home Visiting by Ruth Cook & Shirley Sparks It’s not unusual for home visitors to visit homes…
3 Components of an Effective Early Intervention Home Visit
April 27, 2023
Early intervention visits in natural environments enhance the capacity of parents and other care providers to promote the growth and development of young children. In today’s blog post, adapted from…
10 Teacher Tips for Conducting Home Visits with Diverse Families
March 28, 2023
In their book Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners, Shelley Fairbairn and Stephaney Jones-Vo discuss an effective way to learn more about diverse students and families: through home…