FCE
What does FCE stand for?
Family and Community engagement
What is due in 45 days for a child who just started?
Hearing and vision, asqs' 3 and asqs' 2.
What tools do the home visitors use to identify children for referrals/ concerns?
ASQ's 2-Social Emotional and ASQ's 3-Development
ESI-R SCREENING
Who is involved in the planning for socialization?
ERSEA, HB Supervisor, health coordinators, and home visitors
How many goals should the home visitors have to create with their Hb Supervisor?
2 goals
At Child Plus, where do you focus on your case notes for FCE and transition activities?
For FCE- FAMILY SERVICES TAB
For transition activities, see the Education tab, under the Transition Activities tab.
For COR Observations and lesson plans, when are they due and what kind of documentation, do you use to demonstrate the families?
COR Observations:
Frequency: Quarterly—Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
Reports to Submit:
Growth Report
Page Summary of the Child
Lesson Plans:
Due: Within 24- 48 hours after each visit.
Submission: Weekly, placed in binders.
Implementation:
Demonstrate lesson plans to families using the foundational PVPG (Personal Visit Planning Guide).
Have the parent review and sign the lesson plan.
What does CFC stand for?
Child and Family Connections
What are the areas that are in the socialization room that families and children engage in?
Infant room, library area/circle time, gross motor, art area, dramatic play area, block/manipulative area and science area.
How many trainings should everyone have annually for their professional growth?
15 trainings every year.
As a home visitor, what documentation do you do with the families and prenatal parents?
Family assessments and prenatal family assessments, FORS, PIR, 2 FPA goals, transition activities, service referrals, and follow-up goals once a month.
In your binders under education, what documentation needs to be in there?
Timeline, getting to know you and goal check-ins, screen permission, development and social-emotional screenings, results letter, disability, PAT IAA forms, COR reports, IFSP/IEP, transition plans and activities, and disability COR tag report.
What are the areas that early intervention focuses on for children with disabilities?
Speech, Occupational, Developmental, behavioral, physical, nutrition, etc.
What are the process/ policies for handwashing, cleaning/sanitizing, and preparing breakfast as a home visitor?
Handwashing: Wet hands with clean water, lather with soap, and scrub for at least 20 seconds (covering fronts, backs, between fingers, and under nails). Rinse thoroughly under running water, dry with a single-use paper towel, and use the towel to turn off the faucet to avoid re-contaminating hands.
Cleaning/sanitizing: Clean (soap and water to remove dirt), rinse, and then sanitize/disinfect.
Breakfast: Everyone should collaborate and wear gloves, follow the standards of guidelines for nutrition.
Where do you implement your trainings at Gateways?
Under My registry, then learn tab, and after self-report trainings at gateways.
How do you, as a home visitor, support family involvement and community engagement?
Build Trusting Relationships
Listen actively to families’ concerns and goals.
Show empathy, respect, and understanding of the family’s culture and values.
Be consistent, reliable, and approachable.
Encourage Family Participation
Involve families in setting goals for their child’s development.
Ask families for input on activities and home visits.
Support parents in making decisions about services and resources.
Provide Information and Resources
Share community resources such as housing, health, and educational programs.
Give guidance on parenting, child development, and learning activities.
Connect families to workshops, classes, or support groups.
Promote Home and Community Learning
Suggest activities families can do at home to support their child’s growth.
Encourage families to participate in local events or parent groups.
Help families create opportunities for social interaction with other children and families.
Communicate Effectively
Use clear, simple language and provide written materials if needed.
Maintain regular contact through calls, texts, or emails.
Ask for feedback and respond to questions or concerns promptly.
Celebrate and Recognize Families
Acknowledge family achievements, progress, and milestones.
Celebrate cultural traditions and family strengths.
Highlight positive engagement and contributions during visits.
Collaborate with Community Partners
Build connections with local agencies, schools, and organizations.
Refer families to additional support services as needed.
Advocate for families to access resources in the community.
Other ways: welcoming environment, family needs and strengths, and family partnership goals. and engagement for male caregivers.
Tell me, what do you do in your initial home visit?
Introduce yourself as the home visitor, and give out consent forms, safety forms, schedules, parent agreement forms, handbooks, and leave of absence forms if needed.
If a child has a disability or a concern that was sent to EI or CPS, what are your responsibilities?
Disability COR tags, IAA curriculum (once a month), and work with the HB supervisor to create the PAT goal-setting plan.
What do you do in your role as a home visitor during socializations?
Greet families, actively supervise at all times, promote parent and child interactions, circle time, prepare breakfast, make sure that the environment is clean and ready, etc.
What is reflective supervision?
Reflective supervision is a relationship-based approach to professional development where supervisors help staff explore their thoughts, feelings, and reactions to their work in a safe, non-judgmental space, focusing on the impact of all relationships (e.g., supervisor-provider, provider-client) to improve service quality, build skills, manage stress, and prevent burnout.
SCENARIO: The mother requested support on buying a home.
Create 1 FPA GOAL and 2 strategies for this family.
Goal
Mom would like to buy a home within one year by learning about the home-buying process and preparing financially.
Strategies
Mom will work with the home visitor to identify steps needed to become ready to purchase a home (credit, savings, income).
Mom will look into first-time homebuyer education classes and housing counseling agencies.
Mom will explore budgeting and savings options to prepare for the down payment and closing costs.
Mom will review her credit and follow recommended steps to improve it, if needed.
Scenario: As a home visitor, tell me more about the curriculum you used and how you demonstrate your lesson plans with your families.
As a home visitor, I use the PAT (Parents as Teachers) curriculum to support the child’s development and provide resources to the family. Through the lesson plans, the home visitor demonstrates to families what they will be discussing and identifies the topics or activities the family would like to focus on.
Scenario: Tell me about the process of your role as a home visitor if the child scored in the black/gray area on ASQ's 3 and 2.
For ASQ-3, the home visitor provides the result letter and discusses the referral process with the family to see if the parent is interested. Also, home visitors demonstrate the ASQs to their home-based supervisor and will discuss how they can support the families. The home visitor shares documentation with the families. Such as the parent staffing, parent rights, decline form if necessary, and referral documentation.
If the child has one gray area, the home visitor shares the results with the family and waits 8-10 weeks to rescreen the child to see if the child still comes out in the gray area or the black area. If the child comes out with two gray areas, it is automatically a referral!
For ASQs' 2, if the child is in the gray area or black area, it is automatically a referral!
What are the six strategies for active supervision?
Set Up the Environment, Position Staff, Scan and Count, Listen, Anticipate Behavior, and Engage and redirect.
What do S.M.A.R.T. goals stand for?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound,