Transforming Early Head Start Home Visiting

<p>Research on home visiting shows that Early Head Start (EHS) home-based programs benefit from additional training and resources that streamline philosophy and content. In this essential guide, Walsh and Mortensen propose that alignment with Family Life Education’s (FLE) strengths-based methodology results in greater consistency through a model of prevention, education, and collaboration with families.</p><p>This text is the first to outline linkages between FLE and EHS home visiting. It explores a qualitative study of FLE integrated in a current EHS home-based program and application of FLE methodology to home visiting topics. This approach will influence professional practice and provide a foundation for developing evidence-based home visiting practices. Online content accompanies the text, with videos demonstrating the FLE approach in action and discussion questions to encourage engagement with and understanding of the core material.</p><p>Transforming Early Head Start Home Visiting: A Family Life Education Approach is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and masters students in family studies and early childhood education, as well as practitioners working with children and families.</p> <p>Foreword</p><p>Preface</p><p>Chapter 1 Introduction to Family Life Education: A Historical Perspective</p><p>Chapter 2 The State of Early Head Start Home Visiting</p><p>Chapter 3 Family Life Education: A Foundation for Early Head Start Home Visiting</p><p>Chapter 4 Family Life Education Approach to Home Visiting: A Qualitative Study</p><p>Chapter 5 Reflective Practice</p><p>Chapter 6 Building and Supporting Relationships </p><p>Chapter 7 Supporting Development and Learning</p><p>Chapter 8 Health and Safety</p><p>Chapter 9 Observing Behavior, Development, and Environments</p><p>Chapter 10 Guidance of Infant/Toddler Behaviors</p><p>Chapter 11 Partnering with and Supporting Families</p><p>Chapter 12 Diversity and Inclusion with an Emphasis on Supporting Families of Infants/Toddlers with Special Needs</p><p>Chapter 13 Professionalism</p><p>Chapter 14 Supporting Competencies in Adults</p><p>Chapter 15 Promises and Challenges for the Interface of Home Visiting and Family Life Education</p><p>Chapter 16 Training to Promote a Family Life Education Approach to Early Head Start Home Visiting</p><p>Appendix A Introduction to Early Head Start Home Visiting: One Program’s Description</p><p>Appendix B Competencies for Pre-Service Home Visitors Alignment</p><p>Appendix C FLE as an Enhancement to Parents as Teachers</p><p>Appendix D How to Become a CFLE </p>