Assessment to Action: Building on Strengths, Finding Solutions

Develop a deeper understanding of and ability to use strength-based practice while providing family support services, the importance of connecting families to community supports, and how to use and nurture critical thinking skills.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Assess and support families through strength-based services
- Connect families to community supports and services
- Understand and use critical thinking skills for family support work
- Use specific strategies to build the critical thinking skills of parents
- Author
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Estimated Time to Complete
- 180 minutes
- Skills Addressed
- Relationship-based Family Partnerships Collaboration Role of the home visitor Action planning Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Cultural competency Knowledge of culture Effective Home Visits Assessment Interviewing Observation Planning Individualization to needs of each family Focus on positive child outcomes and parent-child interaction Parenting education