Engage parents and children together

Support developmental parenting

Using family materials & activities

What do you think he'll do with this?

Here are some blocks. How do you want to use them?

What do you think she could learn from this?

what does he really love to do?

What is something new you have seen him/her do?

Respect and acceptance

Responsiveness (to family strengths and culture)

Flexibility

How to help parents to get used to the idea that they should/can continue with whatever they are doing even though it's a home visit

How to pick out strengths when children throw tantrums and strong reactions from caregivers

Be comfortable with silence - use opp to observe families while letting them settle for HV

Breaking up roles for assessment purpose - less of putting someone as the 'expert' just by being the assessor

Research opportunities - short term study 'what would happen if..." to track level of engagement example for program improvement studies

Sweet & Applebaum, 2004

1. 60 studies

2. 5 child & 5 parent outcomes examined

3. Modest effect sizes

4. 6/10 outcomes favoured home visiting

   
   

Nievar et al, 2010

1. 35 studies, n = 6453

2. Focus on maternal behaviour (mostly observational), maternal sensitivity, stimulation, parenting practices

3. Modest effect sizes

4. Minimally need visits 2x/mth, intensive progs better (3x/mth), no diffs based on HV qualifications

5. Head_A_META-ANALYSIS_OF_HOME_VISITING_PR20161126-11298-1s20gdu-libre.pdf

   
   

Azzi-Lessing et al (2011)

1. Replications of the same model found diff results

2. Family engagement/HV practices seem impt but were unexplored

3. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.03.005

   
   

Filene et al (2015)

1. Moderate effect sizes on child development outcomes and parent behs

2. No effects on childbirth outcomes, child health, child maltreatment

3. ED558512.pdf

reflective practices

motivational interviewing

Lundahl et al, 2010