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Parents as Teachers is an approved home visiting model meeting the evidence-based criteria of the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV) and is uniquely positioned to help states achieve the outcomes of this federal program. A March 4 webinar highlighted the resources Parents as Teachers has to support the development of state home visiting plans and the process for acquiring the approval to implement letter from Parents as Teachers.
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Supporting states in developing plans for the
Federal Home Visiting Initiative
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Kerry Caverly
• Replication
• Training
• Technical Assistance
Parents as Teachers Approach2006 2011
Philosophy/Theoretical Framework
Strengths Model Human Ecology and Family Systems
Developmental Parenting
Attribution Theory
Empowerment and Self-Efficacy
Personal Visit Approach, Content
Instructional; Focus on Child Development
Parent educators facilitate, reflect, partner with families.
Focus on healthy pregnancies, parent-child interaction,
development-centered parenting, family well-being.
Structure of the Personal
Visit
5 elements: rapport, observation, parent-child activity, discussion, summary
Opening, Parent-Child Interaction, Development-Centered Parenting, Family Well-Being, Closing
Screening Child Screening Family-Centered Assessment
Child Screening
Relationship between
parenting and child
development
Parenting Issues 7 Developmental Topics addressed throughout the child’s development using key messages: Sleep, Attachment, Nutrition, Discipline, Routines/Transitions, Safety, Health
Parenting Behavior No specific behaviors: Designer, Authority, Consultant
Parenting Behaviors (nurturing, designing/guiding, responding, communicating, supporting learning)
Curriculum Structure Specialized Visits, Personal Visit Plans by month
Foundational Visits (First Visit, Child Development, Parenting Behaviors, Developmental Topics, Brain Development, Family Dynamics & Culture, Family Supports, Planning as Partners), Guided Planning Tools
Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve parenting practices.
Provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues.
Prevent child abuse and neglect. Increase children’s school readiness and
school success.
• Affiliate plan
• Essential requirements
• Professional development
• Fidelity adherence
• Quality assurance
Karen Guskin, Ph.D.
• Essential Requirements
• Quality Assurance Guidelines
• Readiness Reflection
Key resources for model replication and fidelity
• Essential Requirements• Quality Assurance Guidelines• Readiness Reflection• Affiliate Plan• Model Implementation Guide (only
available as a part of Model Implementation Training)
• Best Practices• Core Competencies
Measuring and achieving benchmarks
• Life Skills Progression • Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale• Protective Factors Survey• Ages and Stages-3• Ages and Stages: Social Emotional• DECA• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression measure• DOVE• HOVRS• Visit Tracker web
Evidence-based model and promising approach
Next Steps
1. READ: Essential Requirements
2. REVIEW: Readiness Reflection
3. COMPLETE: Request to Initiate Approval Online Survey
Questions?
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