Description
Book SynopsisFor more than a decade,
The Art and Practice of Home Visiting has been a go?to guide for effective, culturally sensitive home visits with young children and families. Now reframed as a textbook for a new generation of home visitors, this second edition includes student?friendly features, downloadable course companion materials, and fresh content on timely topics.
Presenting a collaborative, family?centered approach to home visiting, Cook and Sparks prepare preservice professionals to form respectful and productive partnerships with caregivers and help each unique family reach their specific goals. Future home visitors will get practical, in?depth guidance on all the complex issues they'll face in their work with families and children, including implementing evidence?based practice; providing trauma?informed care; and addressing challenges with sleep, feeding, and behavior.
A foundational text for future professionals—and an ideal source of wisdom and guidance for in?service practitioners—this book will help all home visitors master the art and practice of effective home visiting with today's diverse families.
WHAT'S NEW:
- New student-friendly features: Learning Outcomes and Read?Reflect?Discuss Questions in each chapter, case studies, chapter summaries, and a glossary
- Expanded focus on all home visitors working with children with and without disabilities
- New and updated content on critical topics, such as resolving barriers to successful home visits and working with culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse families
- Expanded table of contents for easy navigation
- Increased focus on family?centered home visiting and the home visitor as a collaborative coach and partner for the family
- A complete package of downloadable companion materials for faculty
ONLINE COMPANION MATERIALS: Faculty members will easily integrate this book into their courses with the online companion materials, including a sample syllabus, test bank, and PowerPoint outlines.
TOPICS COVERED:
- history of home visiting
- collaboration with diverse families
- formal and informal assessment
- evidence-based intervention
- trauma-informed care and the pandemic
- the structure of effective home visits
- facilitation of caregiver-child relationships
- family empowerment
- interpreters and translators
- cross-cultural conflicts
- legal, ethical, and personal safety concerns
- common challenges such as sleep, feeding, and behavior
- different types of families, including military families, teenage parents, and immigrant families
- children with specific disorders, such as autism, Down syndrome, and motor challenges
Table of Contents
- About the Downloads
- About the Authors
- About the Contributor
- Foreword
- By Kathy Wahl
- From a Mother to Her Home Visitors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section I
- 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
- Philosophy and Approach to Home Visiting
- 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
- Summar
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Chapter 2: Collaborating with Families
- Learning Outcomes
- Family Reaction to Vulnerability and Crisis
- Increased Stress Levels
- Denial Can Be A Friend
- Viewing the Family as a Whole
- Understanding Familes as Systems
- Family Structure
- Cultural Orientation
- Individualism Vs Collectivism
- Family Dynamics
- Sensitive Responsiveness
- Family-Orchestrated Child Experiences
- Health and Safety
- Fathers
- Strategies to Engage Fathers
- Siblings
- Family Functions
- Strategies to Facilitate Family Empowerment
- Developing Empathy
- Achieving Empathy
- Asking Questions
- Listening Attentively and With Reflection
- Avoid Jargon
- Phrase 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
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Section II
- Chapter 3: Building Home Visitor:Family Relationships
- Learning Outcomes
- 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
- Identifying the Family’s Most Important Concerns
- Explain and Summarize All Assessment Results
- Summarize and Prioritize
- Assisting the Family with Implementation of The Plan
- Information and Services
- On-Line Information
- Resource Supports
- Social Supports
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Chapter 4: Facilitating Parent‐Child Relationships
- Learning Outcomes
- 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
- The Infant Mental Health Model (IMH)
- 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
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Chapter 5: Structure of Home Visitations
- Learning Outcomes
- Before Home Visiting Begins
- Assessment for Program Planning and Monitoring
- Formal Assessment
- Informal Assessment
- Factors to Be Considered in Interpretation of Assessment
- Home Visiting Activities
- Format of Home Visits
- 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
- Elements of A Home Visit
- 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
- Home Visitor Direct Approach
- Unique Role of Modeling
- The Eight Steps of Modeling
- Applied Behavior Analysis (Aba)
- Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI)
- Home Visitor Indirect Approach
- Family‐Guided Routine Based Intervention
- Points to Keep in Mind
- Problems to Avoid
- Direct Vs Indirect Approaches
- Home Visitors as Coaches
- Parents as Interventionists
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Section III
- Chapter 6: Specific Family Challenges
- Learning Outcomes
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Trauma Informed Care and the 2020 Pandemic
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Parents with Mental Health Challenges
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Parents with Cognitive Disabilities
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Teenage Parents
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Foster and Adoptive Parents
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Grandparents In The Role Of Parents
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- 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
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Poverty
- Homelessness
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Immigrant And Refugee Families
- Avoiding Communication/Cultural Barriers with Effective Interpreters/Translators
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Chapter 7: Responding to Children's Challenges
- Learning Outcomes
- 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
- Need for a Feeding Specialist
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Structure
- Social Modeling
- Behavioral Treatment
- Make Foods Manageable
- Encourage Children to Use Their Cognitive Skills
- Potential Resources
- Sleeping
- Sleep Routines within the Cultural Context
- Need for Concern about Sleep Disturbances
- Signs of Possible Problems with Sleep
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Establishing a Consistent Bedtime Routine
- Potential Resources
- Speech and Language Challenges
- Characteristics of a Possible Language Disorder
- Characteristics of a Possible Articulation Disorder
- Characteristics of a Possible Fluency Disorder
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Imitation
- Taking Turns
- Shared Regard
- Play Games
- Potential Resources
- Hearing Challenges
- Types of Hearing Loss
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Medically Fragile
- Staying Healthy
- Multiple Challenges
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Visual Challenges
- Self‐stimulating Behaviors
- Language Development with Children with Visual Challenges
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Chapter 8: Enduring Challenges With Carole Osselear
- Learning Outcomes
- Common Enduring Challenges
- Motor Challenges
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Developmental Challenges
- Cultural Differences in Developmental Challenges
- Down Syndrome
- Pointers for Working with Children with Down Syndrome
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- The Autism Spectrum
- Facilitating a Diagnosis
- Responding When Parents Suspect ASD
- Responding When Parents Look for Answers
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Diagnosis
- Symptoms of FASD are Variable
- Intervention Concepts
- Role of the Home Visitor
- Potential Resources
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- Chapter 9: Personal Concerns of the Home Visitor
- Learning Outcomes
- Ethical Issues
- Confidentiality
- Boundaries
- Cross-cultural Conflicts
- Agency Guidelines
- Home Visitor—Agency or Legal Issues
- Boundaries in Family Service
- Noncooperative Families
- Making Compromises
- Discontinuing Visits
- Personal Safety
- Nurturing the Nurturer
- Personal Organization
- Summary
- Read‐Reflect‐Discuss
- 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: Suggested Resources (by Subject)
- Glossary
- Index
