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Reasons For Home Visits: 5 Keys To An Successful Home Visit

The document outlines reasons for conducting home visits such as establishing rapport with families, observing parent-child interactions in the home environment, discussing the child's development and growth, and updating families on upcoming program activities. It also provides 5 keys to a successful home visit including building relationships, individualizing to each family's needs, having an active listening process, paying attention to environmental cues, and having goal-oriented discussions. Successful home visits also include setting a positive tone, establishing rapport, and meeting with families where they feel most comfortable.

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Reasons For Home Visits: 5 Keys To An Successful Home Visit

The document outlines reasons for conducting home visits such as establishing rapport with families, observing parent-child interactions in the home environment, discussing the child's development and growth, and updating families on upcoming program activities. It also provides 5 keys to a successful home visit including building relationships, individualizing to each family's needs, having an active listening process, paying attention to environmental cues, and having goal-oriented discussions. Successful home visits also include setting a positive tone, establishing rapport, and meeting with families where they feel most comfortable.

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Reasons for home visits

 To establish and build rapport with families

 To interact with families “on their own turf”

 To observe parent/child interactions in child’s primary setting

 To observe and better understand home and neighborhood environments

 Orient parents to classroom routines and expectations

 Discuss child’s current growth and development

 Solicit family feedback and concerns

 Discuss current parent/child activities and recommend others

Update families on upcoming program activities

5 keys to an successful home visit


Relationship-Based-Listening to families, Understanding and encouraging families’ strengths and
expertise, Building families’ confidence

Individualized to the Family-each HV is different and based on families needs

An Active Process-having an active part in listening and talking with family

Multidimensional-pay attention to the environmental cues that will present themselves. It is often
the information not shared, that becomes the most significant when working with families.

Goal Oriented and Outcomes-Focused-Provides accurate written reflection of conversation via


following strategies: paraphrasing while note taking or summarizing discussion to ensure that
everyone is on the same page.
To ensure a successful arrival for your home visit
 Set a positive tone

 Establish rapport

 Include all family members in the home who would like to participate

******Meet where the family feels most comfortable******

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