Home Visiting 102: Home Visitor Skills and Strategies
This module explores the daily activities of a family support professional and describes skills that can improve a family support professional's effectiveness: taking a strength-based approach, using counseling and other strategies for parent education and support, and the importance of effective communication skills.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the role of a family support professional
- Describe a home visit, including the family support professional's responsibilities before, during and after the visit
- List some skills of effective family support professionals
- Supplemental Materials
- Estimated Time to Complete
- 45 minutes
- Skills Addressed
- Respect for diversity Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Linguistic responsiveness Linguistic diversity Relationship-based Family Partnerships Respect and responsiveness Relationship building Positive communication Active listening Effective inquiry Collaboration Role of the home visitor Effective Home Visits Assessment Observation Planning Individualization to needs of each family Parenting education Data and documentation Documentation
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