The nationally adopted standards operationalize the principles of the Strengthening Families Framework and approach.
Head Start and Early Head Start Relationship-Based Competencies
These competencies were written for Early Head Start staff, however are very applicable to any professional who is building relationships with families. These competencies describe the knowledge, skills and practices that are used to engage families effectively in positive, goal-oriented relationships.
National Home Visiting Resource Center – Creating Core Competency Framework for Successful Home Visitors
This brief summarizes and compares several efforts to develop core competency frameworks for home visitors: Oregon Home Visiting Core Competencies, Pennsylvania Home Visitor Competencies for Home Visiting Professionals (PHVC), Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professionals National Family Support Competency Framework.
Children Now – A State-wide Approach to Strengthen Home Visiting in California
This project was designed to capture the experience of all statefocused home visiting program entities and partners and to provide a
space for conversations that go beyond existing silos.
space for conversations that go beyond existing silos.
The Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC)
This website contains information about an American Academy of Pediatric recognized free comprehensive screening assessment for children under the age of 5 years that are used in some home visiting models.
Start Early – The Alignment of Essentials of Home Visiting Courses with Advancement of Family Support Professional Competency Framework
This link is a chart of how the Essential of Home Visiting offered by Start Early aligns with the Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professional Competency Framework.
Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO)
The PICCOLO is a checklist of 29 observable parenting behaviors. Home visitors can use this tool to assess positive parenting behavior and guide interventions with families.
Home Visiting Ratings Scales (HOVRS) – National Home Visiting Resource Center
The HOVRS is an observational tool to determine home-visit quality and to improve home-visiting practices and family engagement.
Wilder Foundation – Home Visiting Engagement and Retention
This link directs to Wilder Foundation’s Home Visiting Engagement and Retention search page that has several links to report summaries and briefs related to the project.
Urban Institute – Home Visiting Resources
This link directs to Urban Institute Home Visiting search page with links to research reports, briefs and more.