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The Basic Home Visitation Skills Training Curriculum© is designed for the novice Home Visitor and is also helpful for Home Visitors with a long history of working with families
Training Focus: Participants will be better equipped for working with families in a home environment.
Sue Laney is the President of Nurturing Resources, Inc., the Executive Director for the Family Nurturing Center of Georgia, Inc. and co-author of several curricula including “Nurturing God’s Way” Parenting Program for Christian Families® as well as this “Basic Home Visitation Skills” Training Curriculum©. She provides leadership and direction in carrying out the mission of NRI and FNC-GA. She has experience in developing a strong statewide presence by currently serving as Project Director for the “Nurturing Georgia’s Families” Project, whereby she contracts with Georgia’s Department of Human Resources for approximately ten years to provide training and consulting of Nurturing Parenting Programs®. Mrs. Laney is also spear-heading the development of the Nurturing Network multi-county Drug-Free Coalition. She has been in child welfare for over 15 years. She has provided training for over 2,000 people in the programs mentioned above as well as child abuse prevention, facilitation skills, and small business management. Mrs. Laney is married, has an adult son and daughter and lives in the Atlanta area.
The more nurturing skills a home visitor models, the more families will learn positive, nurturing skills bonding them together as a healthy family unit. Therefore, “Basic Home Visitations Skills” is based on the Nurturing Parenting Programs which are research-based and validated as effective. To learn more about the Nurturing Parenting Programs, visit www.nurturingparenting.com.
1. To increase awareness of the importance of safety and prevention for the Home Visitor and the organization providing a program utilizing home visits with and for families.
2. To screen out any potential unsuitable Home Visitor candidates.
3. To provide practical skills for making general home visits.
To increase awareness in:
• Characteristics of an Effective Home Visitor
• Various Roles a Home Visitor Plays with a Client / Family
• Sympathy vs. Empathy and the Roles of Each
• Personal Safety of the Home Visitor
• Appropriate Limits and Boundaries for a Home Visitor within the Client Relationship
• Child Abuse and Neglect Signs, Symptoms, Disclosure and Reporting
• Methamphetamine and it’s Impact on Families
• Activities and Home Visitation Curricula Which can be Used for Client Engagement
To gain practical experience in:
• Listening Skills
• Observation Skills for Documentation and Safety Purposes
• Working with Other Agencies to Achieve Client Family Goals
• Establishing a Positive Rapport with the Family
• Making that 1st Home Visit (and any additional visits)
• Evaluating a Client’s Progress
Participants who complete the training receive:
• Training Manual
• Practical Experience through Activity and Role-Play Participation and Observation
• Many Opportunities to Participate in Group Discussions
• A.M. and P.M. Breaks with Light Refreshments in the A.M. Break
• Opportunity to Network with Other Home Visitors and Social Service Professionals
• Certificate of Training Participation / Completion
For additional support to home visitors, this training may be adapted to include awareness activities and information on:
• nurturing touch,
• professional ethics,
• child abuse awareness,
• substance abuse awareness,
• domestic violence, and
• other related topics based on goals of the program services being offered.
Home visitors and their supervisors need on going support as they deal with burn-out; confidentiality issues within close-knit communities; and sometimes, unsafe and crisis situations when entering the home of the families they serve.