The Art and Practice of Home Visiting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Ruth E.

Contributor:

Sparks, Shirley N.

Osselaer, Carole Ivan.

Wahl, Kathy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family social work.

Social work with children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Services for.

Children with disabilities.

Parents of children with disabilities--Services for.

Parents of children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Family relationships.

Home-based family services.

Social case work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Newburyport : Brookes Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

The modern home visitor's introductory textbook for effective, culturally sensitive home visits with young children and families.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

About the Faculty Materials (Downloads)

About the Authors

About the Contributor

Foreword Kathy Wahl

From a Mother to Her Home Visitors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 An Overview of Home Visiting

Learning Outcomes

History of Home Visiting

Eradication of Poverty by Changing Environmental Conditions

Massive Arrival of Immigrants

Rapid Transformation of Society

Early Home Visitors

Lessons From the Past

Home Visiting Today

Competencies Needed

Home Visitors as Coaches

Remote Home Visiting

Home Visiting Philosophy

Approaches to Home Visiting

Child Focused

Family Focused

Collaborative Team

Evidence-Based Practice

Critical Needs Positively Impacted by Home Visiting

Healthy Babies

Safe Homes and Nurturing Relationships

Optimal Early Learning and Long-Term Academic Achievement

Self-Sufficient Parents

Cultural Influences

Summary

Read-Reflect-Discuss

Chapter 2 Collaborating With Families

Family Reaction to Vulnerability and Crisis

Increased Stress Levels

Denial Can Be a Friend

Viewing the Family as a Whole

Understanding Families as Systems

Family Structure

Cultural Orientation

Individualism Versus Collectivism

System-Centered Versus Relationship-Centered

Family Dynamics

Sensitive Responsiveness

Family-Orchestrated Child Experiences

Health and Safety

Fathers

Strategies to Engage Fathers

Siblings

Extended Family

Family Functions

Strategies to Facilitate Family Empowerment

Developing Empathy

Asking Questions

Listening Attentively and With Reflection

Avoiding Jargon

Phrasing Negative Information Carefully

Respecting Family Preferences

Preparing Families for Change

Focusing on Strengths, Achievements, and Desires.

Identifying Strategies That Will Help Families Achieve Desired Outcomes

Chapter 3 Building Home Visitor-Family Relationships

First Impressions

Personal Characteristics of the Home Visitor

Emotional Needs of Both Families and Home Visitors

The Initial Visit

Greeting

Hand Cleansing

Act Like You Are a Guest in the Home

Blending Cultures

Getting Down to Business

Connecting With Siblings

Other Home Visitor Behaviors That Build Relationships

Be Reliable

Abandon Your Agenda

Observe Yourself

Developing a Plan of Intervention With the Family

Explain and Summarize All Assessment Results

Summarize and Prioritize

Assisting the Family With Implementation of the Plan

Information and Services

Resource Supports

Social Supports

Chapter 4 Facilitating Parent-Child Relationships

The Caregiver-Infant Relationship

Relationship Terminology

Types of Attachment

Secure Attachment

Ambivalent Attachment

Avoidant Attachment

Disorganized Attachment

Interference With Attachment-Parents

Interference With Attachment-Infants

Parent-Infant Interactions

Infant Communication Signals

Eye Gaze

Joint Attention

Gestures

Reciprocity

Interactional Patterns of Children With Unique Needs

What to Consider When Encouraging Caregiver-Infant Attachment

Adult-Adult Dyadic Interactions

Intervention When Caregiver-Infant Interaction Signals Are Unique

Infant Mental Health

Carefully Observe the Evidence of Attachment Behaviors

Establishing Interaction Through Reciprocity: Serve and Return

Establishing Attachment Through Feeding

Establishing Attachment Through Play

Intervention in a Cultural Context

Reflecting on Success as a Home Visitor.

Green Flags of Effective Visits

Red Flags of Ineffective Visits

Chapter 5 Structure of Home Visitations

Before Home Visiting Begins: Assessment for Program Planning and Monitoring

Formal Assessment

Informal Assessment

Format of Home Visit Activities

Upon Arrival

What's New?

Today's Activities

Where to Begin?

Toy Bag or Not?

Reflect and Plan for the Next Visit

What's Coming Up?

Anything Else?

Good-Bye

Approaches to Intervention

Unique Role of Modeling

Direct and Indirect Approaches

Applied Behavior Analysis

Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention

Family-Guided Routines-Based Intervention

Points to Keep in Mind

Problems to Avoid

Parents as Interventionists

Chapter 6 Specific Family Challenges

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Trauma-Informed Care and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Role of the Home Visitor

Potential Resources

Parents With Mental Health Challenges

Parents With Cognitive Disabilities

Potential Resource

Teenage Parents

Foster and Adoptive Parents

Grandparents in the Role of Parents

Military Families

Military Families Are Resilient

Military Family Separations Are Difficult and Complicated

Most Military Parents Were Not Military Children

Change Is Constant

Peers Can Pave the Way for Service Members

Military Lingo

Not Everyone in Uniform Has Access to the Same Programs

Potential Resources.

Poverty

Homelessness

Immigrant and Refugee Families

Avoiding Communication/Cultural Barriers With Effective Interpreters/Translators

Chapter 7 Responding to Children's Challenges With Contributions from Carole Osselaer

Primary and Secondary Conditions

Daily Challenges

Feeding

Oral-Motor-Skill Deficits

Feeding Within the Cultural Context

Children With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder

Children on Gastrostomy Tubes

The Need for a Feeding Specialist

Structure

Social Modeling

Behavioral Treatment

Make Foods Manageable

Encourage Children to Use Their Cognitive Skills

Sleeping

Sleep Routines Within the Cultural Context

The Need for Concern About Sleep Disturbances

Establishing a Consistent Bedtime Routine

Speech and Language Challenges

Imitation

Taking Turns

Shared Regard

Play Games

Hearing Challenges

Types of Hearing Loss

Medically Fragile

Staying Healthy

Multiple Challenges

Visual Challenges

Self-Stimulating Behaviors

Language Development With Children With Visual Challenges

Chapter 8 Enduring Challenges With Carole Osselaer

Common Enduring Challenges

Motor Challenges

Developmental Challenges

Cultural Differences in Developmental Challenges.

Down Syndrome

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Autism Spectrum

Facilitating a Diagnosis

Responding When Parents Suspect ASD

Responding When Parents Look for Answers

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Diagnosis

Intervention Concepts

Chapter 9 Personal Concerns of the Home Visitor

Ethical Issues

Confidentiality

Boundaries

Cross-Cultural Conflicts

Agency Guidelines

Home Visitor-Agency or Legal Issues

Boundaries in Family Service

Working With Noncooperative Families

Making Compromises

Discontinuing Visits

Personal Safety

Nurturing the Nurturer

Personal Organization

References

Appendixes

Appendix A Infant Development From Birth to 3 Years-Heads Up

Appendix B Infant Development From Birth to 3 Years-The Crawler-Creeper

Appendix C Infant Development From Birth to 3 Years-The Cruiser

Appendix D Infant Development From Birth to 3 Years-The Walker

Appendix E Infant Development From Birth to 3 Years-The Doer

Appendix F Infant Development From Birth to 3 Years-The Tester

Appendix G Speech and Language Development of Infants and Young Children

Appendix H Home Visit Record Form

Appendix I Toys Cleverly Disguised as Household Items

Appendix J Guidelines for Referral: Red Flags

Appendix K List of Potential Resources (by Subject)

Glossary

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781681254470

1681254476

9781681254487

1681254484

OCLC:

1290020228