Home Visiting
Procedures for Helping Families
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 21. June 1990
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-8039-3541-9 (ISBN)
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Description
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 programmes, 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, and 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.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-3541-9 (9780803935419)
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Book
01/2001
2nd Edition
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Persons
A school/clinical psychologist, Barbara Hanna Wasik holds a William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship in the School of Education and is a fellow of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She is also director of the UNC Center for Home Visiting.
Content
Foreword - Richard N Roberts
A Historical Overview
Philosophy of Home Visiting
Illustrative Home Visiting Programs
Personnel Issues Related to Home Visiting
Helping Skills and Techniques
Managing and Maintaining Home Visits
Visiting Families with Special Needs
Professional Issues Facing Home Visitors
Assessment and Documentation in Home Visiting
Future Directions in Home Visiting
A Historical Overview
Philosophy of Home Visiting
Illustrative Home Visiting Programs
Personnel Issues Related to Home Visiting
Helping Skills and Techniques
Managing and Maintaining Home Visits
Visiting Families with Special Needs
Professional Issues Facing Home Visitors
Assessment and Documentation in Home Visiting
Future Directions in Home Visiting