Full Description
Now more than ever, today's at-risk families need home visitors who can address their complex challenges with skill and sensitivity. This timely second edition will help home visitors manage even the toughest situations they encounter on the job—and support and empower vulnerable families of children birth to 3.The authors present their highly effective PAUSE framework (Perceive, Ask, Understand, Strategize, and Evaluate), a blend of relationship-based practice, reflective skills, and recommended strategies for supporting at-risk families. Readers will learn how to develop positive partnerships with parents and caregivers, address specific challenges in skillful and culturally sensitive ways, and give families the tools and knowledge they need to generate their own solutions. Vignettes, sample dialogues, and fillable PDF forms help home visitors translate evidence-based strategies into everyday action.
What's New
Coverage of contemporary topics such as virtual home visiting, reflective supervision, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ)
Expanded content on setting boundaries and avoiding professional burnout
Updated research on child-based issues like self-regulation, aggression, and separation anxiety, as well as parent issues like substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness
Updates to reflect the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on families and children
More on the PAUSE framework's compatibility with home visiting programs such as Parents as Teachers, Early Head Start, and Healthy Families America
New downloadable, fillable PDFs for easier use
Contents
About the DownloadsAbout the Authors
Foreword Katherine Rosenblum
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Getting Started
Chapter 1 Connecting and Keeping Connected: Relationships Matter
Chapter 2 Looking Inside: Reflective Practice and Relationships for Learning
Chapter 3 PAUSE—A Problem-Solving Framework: Blending Relationship and
Reflective Skills
Appendix 3A PAUSE Worksheet
Appendix 3B Provider Reflection Worksheet
Chapter 4 What's Going on in There? Understanding Causes of Behavior
Appendix 4A Exploring Challenging Behaviors—Pulling it Together Worksheet
Chapter 5 Calm Down! Early Regulation: Sleeping, Eating, and Soothing
Appendix 5A Tips for Calming Your Baby
Chapter 6 Stop That! Biting, Hitting, Throwing, and Meltdowns
Appendix 6A Tips for Challenging Behaviors
Chapter 7 Why Won't You Listen? Cooperating and Following Directions
Appendix 7A Practice Reframing Commands
Chapter 8 Don't Be Such a Baby: Fears and Separation Issues
Chapter 9 What Else Might This Be? Family Challenges
Appendix 9A Practice Discussing Difficult Topics
Chapter 10 You Can't Do This Alone: Boundaries, Self-Care, and Supervision
Appendix 10A Reflection on Work-Life Balance
Last Reflection
Reflective Supervision and Consultation (RSC): What Is It, Why Do I Need It, And How
Can I Use It Most Effectively?
Form 1: Reflective Supervision and Consultation (RSC) Preparation Worksheet
References
Index
