Home Visiting 101: Why Home Visiting?
This 60-minute training introduces the profession of home visiting and its importance for children and families. It provides insights into early brain development, childhood stress, ACEs, and protective factors. It outlines how home visiting programs are part of a larger system of care for children and families. It also offers guidance on crafting a community resource and referral toolkit, underlining the crucial role of community collaboration.
Additional Resources:
Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University
Key Concepts of Child Development
ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – CDC
InBrief Series: The Science of Early Childhood Development
Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University
Key Concepts of Child Development
ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – CDC
InBrief Series: The Science of Early Childhood Development
Learning Objectives:
After completing this training, you will understand:
After completing this training, you will understand:
- How development and early learning occurs within the context of a secure relationship with a consistent caregiver
- How neural connections in the brain are built over time through the serve-and-return process
- The terms “positive stress,” “tolerable stress,” and “toxic stress”
- How continuity of parenting across generations is stimulated by sharing genes, as well as social context
- That resources within the community provide social, financial, health and other services to children and families
- The importance of engagement with other service providers in a timely manner, and maintaining interagency and community connections to best meet the individual needs of the family
A note to our learners:
This training module is a consolidated and updated version that replaces the original series on home visiting. The previous modules have been retired.
- Supplemental Materials
- Estimated Time to Complete
- 60 minutes
- Skills Addressed
- Collaboration with providers Identification of community resources Building community relationships Community Resources and Support Toxic stress Brain development Infant mental health Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition Parent's childhood experiences Influences on parenting Parent-Child Interactions Routines and interactions Early learning Infant and Early Childhood Development
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