If
home visiting programs target the most at - risk families (i.e., young and poor parents, parents with a history of child maltreatment), the research suggests that these programs may positively influence parents» support of their children's learning and reduce rates of child maltreatment.
Home visiting programs should have the greatest and most immediate impact on parenting outcomes relative to child outcomes because
home visiting programs target parenting directly as a mechanism of change in children.
We believe that the effective sharing of information expands the use of evidence - informed
home visiting programs targeted to tribal populations and communities.
Not exact matches
Replicating and Scaling Up Evidence - Based
Home Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementat
Home Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the
home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementat
home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen
programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
programs and improve
targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementation.
Home visitation is a type of service - delivery model that can be used to provide many different kinds of interventions to
target participants.1
Home visiting programs can vary widely in their goals, clients, providers, activities, schedules and administrative structure.
With regard to
home visit content,
home visiting programs tend to be more effective when services are comprehensive in focus, implement the
program model with rigour, and when they
target families» multiple needs.
This article discusses implementation research in the
home visiting field, how such research can be used to strengthen
programs and improve
targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementation.
Home visiting programs vary in their
targeted populations,
program models, and those who deliver the services.
While some meta - analyses of
home visiting programs suggest that many types of
home visiting programs can make a difference in reducing adverse outcomes such as child maltreatment and childhood injuries, 14,15 meta - analyses can produce misleading results if there are insufficient numbers of trials of
programs represented in the cross-classification of
home visiting target populations,
program models, and visitors» backgrounds.
Although some of the enthusiasm for
home visiting has waned in the past decades as reports of some large randomized trials have failed to demonstrate
program effects, evidence from other
programs targeted for families at risk (eg, low - income families) has shown enough promise to build on
program development momentum.
In addition to being influenced by the outcome of interest, the efficacy of
home visiting programs is dependent upon the population
targeted, providers and
home visit content.
This time - limited learning activity
targets for improvement four major areas of concern to the federal
home visiting program, breast feeding, maternal well - being, child development and family engagement.
We also ask every school that participates in the
Home Visit program to set a
target.
Unlike
targeted longer term
home visiting programs, which use demographic risk to determine services, Family Connects ® families are only offered services they need, regardless of demographic risk.
One of the keys to successful implementation of evidence - based
home visiting programs is the capacity to recruit, enroll, and retain participants in the model's
target population.
Programs that are comprehensive in scope, are intensive in the
visit schedule, involve positive interactions with parents,
target high - risk families, and are performed by professionally trained
home visitors are known to be successful.
Some
programs use professional nurses or masters - prepared personnel as their
home visitors; others use trained paraprofessionals who are often members of the
target community and culturally linked with the families they
visit.
Greenwood specifically cites
home -
visiting programs that
target pregnant teens and their at - risk infants and preschool education for at - risk children that includes
home visits or work with parents.
Because the most at - risk families may also be the most difficult to reach in center - based settings,
home visiting programs are at an advantage in that the very same high - risk families they need to
target are the same families they may be better suited to reach.
For example, an evidence review of
home visiting program models
targeted to American Indian and Alaska Native children and families found that of the three studies that demonstrated high levels of evidence of effectiveness, none reported outcomes separately for these children.28
Although
home visiting programs differ from each other in terms of
targeted population (children with disabilities, teen mothers, at - risk families), providers (professionals, paraprofessionals, volunteers), activities and schedules, they all share the same objective, which is to support children's healthy growth and development.
Home visiting programs vary in their
targeted populations,
program models, and those who deliver the services.
Although some of the enthusiasm for
home visiting has waned in the past decades as reports of some large randomized trials have failed to demonstrate
program effects, evidence from other
programs targeted for families at risk (eg, low - income families) has shown enough promise to build on
program development momentum.
Regarding interventions commencing in infancy, Early Start26, 27 had the best balance of evidence for reducing child internalising problems.25 Early Start is a individual
home visiting program in New Zealand that
targets at - risk and stressed mothers over two to three years.
Replicating and Scaling Up Evidence - Based
Home Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home - visiting field, how such research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementat
Home Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home - visiting field, how such research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home - visiting field, how such research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the
home - visiting field, how such research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementat
home -
visiting field, how such research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
visiting field, how such research can be used to strengthen
programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
programs and improve
targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementation.
This might include upstream policies
targeting levels of socioeconomic inequality in society and a range of comprehensive early childhood interventions, potentially including a mix of early health and
home visiting services, universal early education opportunities, and
programs and policies to promote the family relationship context of the achievement gaps.
In 2015, 77 percent of families served by MIECHV - funded
programs had incomes at or below the federal poverty level, and 46 percent of families were living in extreme poverty — at or below 50 percent of that guideline.11 The majority of those served by
home visiting were young mothers, 39 percent were single mothers, and 43 percent were women of color.12 Through this
targeting,
home visiting programs aim to help families meet basic living standards when existing supports or income from work is falling short.
Local parent TraNecia Sylvester echoed Dukes» sentiments by recounting her positive experience with
targeted home visiting, the Child Care Assistance
Program (CCAP), and early learning scholarships.
Learn how the next generation of research is deepening understanding of the
home visiting program elements that are essential for success, ways to improve existing models, and factors to consider when tailoring
home visiting programs to local contexts and
target populations.
Learn how structural (dosage,
target, and staffing) and process (relationships, theory of change, approach and activities) aspects of
home visiting programs enhance their quality and, ultimately, their benefit to high - risk families and their young children.
Before working at MDRC, Wulfsohn successfully developed and oversaw a statewide effort in collaboration with the Illinois State Board of Education to provide mental health coaching to
home visiting programs (
targeting children from birth through age 3) and prekindergarten
programs throughout Illinois.
McDonough is a data manager who has worked on several projects at MDRC: Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) is an evaluation of marriage education
programs targeting low - income, racially and ethnically diverse married couples; Head Start CARES (Classroom - based Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion) is a national evaluation of three evidence - based strategies to improve the social and emotional development of children in Head Start; the Mother and Infant
Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) aims to build knowledge about the effectiveness of the new federally funded Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home -
Visiting Program (MIECHV) in improving outcomes for at - risk children and families.
SafeCare ® [
Home Visiting for Child Well - Being] is an in - home parent training program that targets risk factors for child neglect and physical abuse in which parents are taught skills in three module areas: (1) how to interact in a positive manner with their children, to plan activities, and respond appropriately to challenging child behaviors, (2) to recognize hazards in the home in order to improve the home environment, and (3) to recognize and respond to symptoms of illness and injury, in addition to keeping good health reco
Home Visiting for Child Well - Being] is an in -
home parent training program that targets risk factors for child neglect and physical abuse in which parents are taught skills in three module areas: (1) how to interact in a positive manner with their children, to plan activities, and respond appropriately to challenging child behaviors, (2) to recognize hazards in the home in order to improve the home environment, and (3) to recognize and respond to symptoms of illness and injury, in addition to keeping good health reco
home parent training
program that
targets risk factors for child neglect and physical abuse in which parents are taught skills in three module areas: (1) how to interact in a positive manner with their children, to plan activities, and respond appropriately to challenging child behaviors, (2) to recognize hazards in the
home in order to improve the home environment, and (3) to recognize and respond to symptoms of illness and injury, in addition to keeping good health reco
home in order to improve the
home environment, and (3) to recognize and respond to symptoms of illness and injury, in addition to keeping good health reco
home environment, and (3) to recognize and respond to symptoms of illness and injury, in addition to keeping good health records.
It includes a sophisticated implementation study to explain why impacts vary across
targeted groups and to identify the features of
home visiting programs and communities that moderate impacts.
Five of these
targets are: infant and early childhood mental health, Early Learning Guidelines,
Home Visiting, the Promise Community Initiative, and
program streamlining.
It appears that a
home visiting program,
targeted at at - risk families, may help to reduce the occurrence of obesity in the pediatric population.
HomVEE provides an assessment of the evidence of effectiveness for
home visiting program models that
target families with pregnant women and children from birth to kindergarten entry (i.e., up through age 5).
The Pew
Home Visiting Campaign presents 12 studies highlighting gains in education, health and future livelihoods at less cost to taxpayers through home visiting Read a Pew brief that synthesizes key findings from a new body of home visiting research It explores the importance of program quality and target populations — and the interactions between them — in determining ultimate outcomes for children and famil
Home Visiting Campaign presents 12 studies highlighting gains in education, health and future livelihoods at less cost to taxpayers through home visiting Read a Pew brief that synthesizes key findings from a new body of home visiting research It explores the importance of program quality and target populations — and the interactions between them — in determining ultimate outcomes for children and f
Visiting Campaign presents 12 studies highlighting gains in education, health and future livelihoods at less cost to taxpayers through
home visiting Read a Pew brief that synthesizes key findings from a new body of home visiting research It explores the importance of program quality and target populations — and the interactions between them — in determining ultimate outcomes for children and famil
home visiting Read a Pew brief that synthesizes key findings from a new body of home visiting research It explores the importance of program quality and target populations — and the interactions between them — in determining ultimate outcomes for children and f
visiting Read a Pew brief that synthesizes key findings from a new body of
home visiting research It explores the importance of program quality and target populations — and the interactions between them — in determining ultimate outcomes for children and famil
home visiting research It explores the importance of program quality and target populations — and the interactions between them — in determining ultimate outcomes for children and f
visiting research It explores the importance of
program quality and
target populations — and the interactions between them — in determining ultimate outcomes for children and families.
Now, the next generation of research is deepening understanding of those
program elements that are essential to success, ways to improve existing models, and factors to consider in tailoring
home visiting to local contexts and particular
target populations.
Recent success in improving graduation rates among all students, regardless of the challenges they face, provides evidence that
targeted supports, including wraparound services, school counseling, intersession
programs, Saturday school, family engagement,
home visits, tutoring, and social - emotional learning result in more students walking across the graduation stage.
Replicating and Scaling Up Evidence - Based
Home Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementat
Home Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
Visiting Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
Programs: The Role of Implementation Research (PDF - 337 KB) Paulsell (2012) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Discusses implementation research in the
home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementat
home visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
visiting field, how research can be used to strengthen
programs and improve targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective impleme
programs and improve
targeted outcomes, and the conditions and supports necessary for effective implementation.
The main goals of the Illinois MIECHV
program are to expand or enhance one or more evidence - based models of home visiting to strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under the Title V Maternal and Child Health Program; ensure that the home visiting programs are effectively connected to community based services; establish a system of universal screening and coordinated intake in target areas; and enhance or establish an early childhood collaborative in target
program are to expand or enhance one or more evidence - based models of
home visiting to strengthen and improve the
programs and activities carried out under the Title V Maternal and Child Health
Program; ensure that the home visiting programs are effectively connected to community based services; establish a system of universal screening and coordinated intake in target areas; and enhance or establish an early childhood collaborative in target
Program; ensure that the
home visiting programs are effectively connected to community based services; establish a system of universal screening and coordinated intake in
target areas; and enhance or establish an early childhood collaborative in
target areas.