Home Visiting

by Wasik, Barbara Hanna; Gryant, Donna M.; Lyons, Claudia M.

• ISBN13: 9780803935426
• ISBN10: 0803935420
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-04-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

This book offers the first comprehensive survey of the history, research, and practice of home visiting. It includes chapters on the philosophy of home visiting and service programs, particularly those focusing on children. The book also covers specific implementation issues such as hiring home visitors, training, supervision, professional and ethical issues, clinical skills, documentation, and evaluation procedures. Appendices provide sample forms for interviewing home visitors, documenting home visits, and evaluating home visits and visitors. There is also a bibliography of resource materials on a wide range of topics including child abuse, spouse abuse, and child rearing.

Author Biography

Barbara Hanna Wasik is a psychologist on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a professor in the School of Education, a fellow of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, and the Director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Home Visiting Donna M. Bryant is a senior scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a research professor in the School of Education

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
A Historical Overview	p. 1
Theories and Principles of Home Visiting	p. 29
Illustrative Home Visiting Programs for Children, Youth, and Their Families	p. 53
Home Visitor Characteristics, Training, and Supervision	p. 77
Helping Skills and Techniques	p. 113
Managing and Maintaining Home Visits	p. 145
Visiting Families in Stressful Situations	p. 169
Ethical and Professional Issues Facing Home Visitors	p. 203
Assessment and Documentation in Home Visiting	p. 223
Future Directions in Home Visiting	p. 257
Home Visit Report Forms Used in the Infant Health and Development Program	p. 271
References	p. 277
Name Index	p. 301
Subject Index	p. 310
About the Authors	p. 321
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