CHEERS Policy 6.5
Staff do not have to document CHEERS if either of these tools are administered during the visit.
What is the FROG Scale or the CCI?
This Reflective strategy that the FSS implement a regulatory response that is calming to them.
What is Mindful Self-Regulation (MSR)
This is the number of CHEERS observations that must be documented for each visit.
What are 2?
Child began sucking on hand and started to fuss. Mom acknowledged it was feeding time and immediately started making a bottle. This happened once during our visit.
What is Cues?
This component of CHEERS documents what the parent is doing to help develop the child's language.
What is Expression?
In the instance of virtual visits, this can be used to document CHEERS.
What is Parent Report?
This Reflective Strategy may be used when a parent exhibits strong feelings or emotional reactions during your visit.
What is Feel: Name and Tame (FN&T)?
This is where reflective strategies that address CHEERS should be documented in the home visit form in Family Wise.
What is Tab 5?
Mom laid a toy in front of baby and encouraged him to reach and scoot towards it. Baby squealed and reached for the items. Mom continued to encourage baby and praised him when he attempted to move.
What is rhythm/ reciprocity?
This component of CHEERS documents what the back and forth looks like between the parent an.d child
What is Rhythm/ Reciprocity?
When enrolled prenatally, at least one component of CHEERS is documented beginning at this many weeks gestation.
What is 24 weeks?
This Reflective Strategy may start with the words: Who? What? Where? When? Why?
What is Problem Talk?
These three components must be included in CHEERS documentation.
What is:
What did the child do?
How did the parent respond?
What was the frequency of the behavior/ interaction (once, some, all of the visit)
Mom teared up as she talked about baby sleeping in her own room. Mom thinks if she moved her back into her room, she would be taking a step back and that might confuse baby. This happened once during our visit.
What is Empathy?
This component of CHEERS documents how the parent shows and understanding of the child's emotions.
What is Empathy?
This tool is administered to each child at least twice in each year of the child's life up to age three.
What is the CHEERS Check-In (CCI)?
A key component to this Reflective Strategy is exploring with the parent what they think the baby is experiencing, and why.
What is Explore and Wonder?
This Reflective Strategy should be used anytime you see a positive parent-child interaction or parenting behavior.
What is an ATP? (Accentuate the Positive)
Mom jumped a little and stated, "Baby is kicking harder!". Mom cradled her belly while talking about how much she can feel baby moving.
What is Holding?
This component of CHEERS documents how the child shows what they want to the parent and how the parent responds.
What is Cues?
What is two?
What is Normalizing?
These are the 6 areas of CHEERS.
What is Cues, Holding, Empathy, Expression, Rythm/ Reciprocity, and Smiling?
Baby began to giggle and clap his hands while watching Ms. Rachel on TV. Mom said, "I can see how excited you are!" This happened once during our visit.
What is Expression?
This CHEERS component may document if the parent gets on the child's level, or brings the child to their level while interacting.
What is Holding?