Start Early – Resources for Early Childhood Professionals
This website features the Essential of Home Visiting training and connection to the National Home Visiting Summit, along with other research and publications.
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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.
Start Early – Washington State Core Competencies
This is a link to the Core Competencies for Home Visitors designed by the state of Washington for their home visiting professionals.
Start Early – The Essentials of Home Visiting Course Sequence
The Essentials of Home Visiting consist of self-paced online courses and live webinars that are approved by the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health (AAIMH).
State-Level Policy Recommendations to Support Home Visiting Coordination Within California’s Early Childhood System of Care
This paper presents eight state-level policy recommendations to advance coordination in California.
Several recommendations aim to strengthen coordination across California’s ECSC, while others
specifically promote coordination among home visiting agencies.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – SOAR Works
Professionals who are interested in learning more about substance and abuse and mental health will find this link and the sub technical training assistance centers of interest.
Continuing Education: TBD
The Role of First 5s in Home Visiting: Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities in California
This paper explores the ways in which First 5s play a role in home visiting in California.
Understanding Family Engagement in Home Visiting: Literature Synthesis – US Department of Health and Human Services
This literature synthesis aims to deepen understanding of the facilitators of and barriers to family engagement in home visiting, the strategies programs use to support engagement, and topics that would benefit from further...
Urban Institute – Home Visiting Resources
This link directs to Urban Institute Home Visiting search page with links to research reports, briefs and more.
Ventura College – Ventura
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West Ed – Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers
West Ed offers a PITC Home Visiting training for cohorts and agencies interested in training their staff.
Continuing Education: TBD
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.