Home visiting Archives - Brookes Publishing Co.
Introducing the Updated Life Skills Progression (LSP)
How you can identify the needs of families, closely monitor improvements, and demonstrate your home visiting program's effectiveness? Use the updated Life Skills Progression, Second Edition, (LSP)—the most efficient, reliable way to evaluate a parent’s life skills: the abilities, behaviors, and attitudes they need to support a healthy and satisfying family life. Read More
Tackling the Tough Stuff: A Home Visitor’s Guide to Supporting Families at Risk, Second Edition
Read this excerpt from Tackling the Tough Stuff. Read More
Coaching in Home Visiting: Supporting Better Outcomes for Professionals and Families
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Life Skills Progression™: An Outcome and Intervention Planning Instrument for Use With Families at Risk, Second Edition
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8 Ways Home Visitors Can Facilitate Family Empowerment
Adapted from Ruth Cook's and Shirley Sparks' new book, The Art and Practice of Home Visiting, Second Edition, here are eight ways to create a respectful relationship with families that will lead to facilitation of family empowerment. Read More
6 Things to Do At the Beginning of Every Home Visit
How can you start your next home visit on a positive note and help forge a strong connection with parents and caregivers? Click below to see six essentials for early interventionists to keep in mind at the beginning of each home visit. Read More
Using PICCOLO and HOVRS with Virtual Home Visits
Continuing to help parents use their strengths to support children’s development remains critical during difficult times. The home visiting tools PICCOLO and HOVRS can be adapted to virtual home visiting in various ways. Join us for a discussion on how to complete observations using online meetings or self-recordings. Read More
Screening and assessment in early childhood settings
There can be some confusion about the difference between screening and assessment in early childhood settings. Read More
How to work with families
Read this chapter excerpt for guidance with supporting families through the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce process, insight into universal parenting practices, and supports for designing individualized intervention for challenging behavior within the family context. Read More
Improving home visiting practice with the Life Skills Progression™ (LSP)
For professionals serving families of children from birth–3, learn how to identify the family’s needs, monitor improvements, and demonstrate your program’s effectiveness with the LSP. Read More