PAT Foundational Approach
Essential Requirement around Personal Visits:
Parent educators use the foundational visit plans and planning guide from the curriculum to design and deliver personal visits to families.
Personal visits are delivered by model certified parent educators and defined by their focus on three major areas of emphasis: parent-child interaction, development centered parenting and family well-being.
Resources available in Foundational Training Guide: (page numbers may vary based on which edition you have, please check table of contents)
Parent Educator’s Role – Partnering, Facilitating, Reflecting (pg 83)
Three Areas of Emphasis – Parent Child Interaction (PCI), Development-Centered Parenting (DCP), Family Well-Being (FWB) (pg 79)
Structure of a PV – Opening, PCI, DCP, FWB, Closing (pg 79)
Activity Pages (pg 113)
Toolkit (pg 129)
Parenting Behaviors (toolkit)
Developmental Topics (toolkit)
Foundational Personal Visit Plans (pg 105)
Note that the Opening - Connect prompts that are given change as you move through foundational plans.
1. First (pg 145)
· Intention of the visit
· Welcome to Parents as Teachers (PH)
· PCI –
o Activity Page – Play to Learn
o Play is Learning (PH)
o What’s Special About this Age? (developmental handout)
· DCP - Family Routines
· FWB – Family Environments
2. Child Development (pg 151)
· Intention of the visit
· PCI – activity page (suggested) and developmental handout
o Child Development Chart (PH)(pg 225)
o FINE SMILE (optional)
· DCP – Safety
o Creating a Safe Home for your Child or Keeping Your Baby Safe (PH)
· FWB – Protective Factors (toolkit)
3. Parenting Behaviors (pg 157)
· Intention of the visit
· PCI – activity page (suggested) and developmental handout
o Introduce Parenting Behaviors
o Review PER – Parenting Behaviors
o Parenting Makes a Difference (PH)
· DCP – Attachment
o Ways to Build Attachment With Your Baby or Attachment is Good for Your Baby’s Brain (PH)
· FWB – Parent Development and Dreaming about Goals (toolkit)
4. Developmental Topics (pg 163)
· Intention of the visit
· PCI – activity page (PE choice) and developmental handout
· DCP
o Introduce Developmental Topics
o Review PER – Developmental Topics
o Review PER – Developmental Topics Chart (pg 245)
o Parenting Around Development (PH)
o Health – Immunizations are Important (PH)
· FWB – Family Health
5. Brain Development (pg 169)
· Intention of the visit
· PCI – activity page (PE choice) and developmental handout
o Review PER – Brain Development
o Introduce Brain Development
o Your Baby’s Amazing Brain (PH)
o Helping Your Child’s Brain During Windows of Opportunity )PH)
· DCP – Sleep
o How Much Sleep Does Your Baby Need? Or How Much Sleep Does your Toddler Need? (PH)
· FWB – Resiliency and Family Goals
o Coping with Stress (PH)
o Goal Setting: Begin with the End in Mind (PH)
6. Family Culture and Perspectives (pg 175)
· Intention of the visit
· PCI – activity page (PE choice) and developmental handout
· DCP – Nutrition
o Parents’ Perspective
§ Things I’ve Heard and Learned (PH) (pg 255)
o Nutrition
§ Why Breastfeed? or Formula Feeding (PH – newborns)
§ Feeding Your Baby Solids (PH – older babies)
§ Avoiding Food Fights (PH – toddlers)
· FWB – Understanding family needs
7. Family Supports (pg 181)
· Intention of the visit
· PCI – activity page (PE choice) and developmental handout
o Introduce Temperament
§ Understanding Your Child’s Temperament (PH) and Supporting Your Child’s Temperament (PH)
· DCP – Discipline
o My View’s on Discipline (PH)
· FWB – Family Supports
o Circles of Support (PH) (toolkit)
8. Planning as Partners (pg 187)
· Intention of the visit
· PCI – activity page (PE choice) and developmental handout
· DCP – Transitions
o Helping Your Child Make Transitions (PH)
· FWB – Reflecting and Planning
o Reflecting on Parenting Support (PH)
Personal Visit Planning Guide (pg 117)
Personal Visit Record (pg 127)
Personal Visit Snapshot (available on PAT National website)
Personal Visit Observation Forms (available on PAT National website)
Additional Resources: Developmental Parenting by Roggman, Boyce & Innocenti
Demonstration Visit Video: http://youtu.be/d1s-kp5ltLo
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