Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
Role Playing with
HIPPY Parents
Participants Will….
• Describe the priorities for home visiting
• Identify one activity that must occur in each
stage for introducing families to HIPPY home
visiting
• Demonstrate the 5 R’s of a HIPPY home visit
• Determine which situations that arise
during home visits that should be
discussed with the program coordinator
Taking a Closer Look
Handout
Priorities for Home Visiting
• Trust
• Respect
• Privacy
• Confidentiality
Introducing Families to HIPPY Home Visiting
Recruitment
Making a Connection
to HIPPY
Intake and Application
Exchanging information
First Home Visit(s)
Assessment and Transition
to Role Play
Ongoing Home Visits
Role Play and Family Support
Handout
Role Play with Parents
Advantages
Disadvantages
• Familiarity
• Intrusive to family
• Behaviors can be easily
observed
• Could go too fast or be too
focused for the parent
• Close relationship with
parent can be formed
• Scheduling problems
• Problem-solving and goal
setting
•
• Convenience
• Professional boundaries
can become blurred
• Confidential
Distractions
First Contact with Parents
• Scheduling
• Reduce or eliminate distractions
• The child’s interests and learning style
• The value of the activity packet
• The importance of role play
Supporting the Child’s Learning
Environment
• Share a personal experience
• Activities are based on exposure and practice
• Children may not find the HIPPY activities easy
• Encourage parents to share their own learning
styles and experiences
• Establish a regular time and routine for HIPPY
activities
• Provide praise in an appropriate way
Positive Learning for Parents
Parents become……
• excited to learn new information
• confident enough to try something new
• OK with making mistakes
• eager to teach their children
• fully aware of their commitment
Keep In Mind…..
• Different learning rates and styles
• Life challenges
• Applying HIPPY to daily life
• Parents learn as well as their children
• Being seen as “the expert”
Advance Preparation
• Enrichment activities for the child
• Sample Packet
• Notes and reminders
• All necessary props and supplies
• Confirm in advance:
– The appointment time and day
– The previous activity packet is completed
The 5 R’s of a Home Visit
Entrance
(10 minutes)
Education
(40 minutes)
Exit
(10 minutes)
apport
eview
ole play
eferrals
eminders
Handout
Role Playing in the Home - Entrance
What can a home visitor do to…..
• Set the tone and build rapport?
• Provide enrichment materials?
• Review the previous week’s activity packet?
• Obtain sample pull-page?
• Review completed packet and obtain
progress information?
Pull Pages ….a means of documenting HIPPY
activities and child progress
• Proof of activity completion
• Documentation of mastered skills
• Evidence of child and parent success
• Guidance for additional resources or
interventions
Handout
Five Important Steps to Role Play
• Step 1: Introduce the packet
• Step 2: Introduce each activity
• Step 3: Role play each activity
• Step 4: Discuss how to apply the skills to daily
or common activity
• Step 5: Review of role play of each activity
Things to Remember
• Provide the appropriate props
• Introduce and explain new skills
• Make purposeful “mistakes”
• Repeat correct responses
• Use specific praise
• Read with animation
Activity:
Which One is Better?
Playing The “Parent” Role
The Home Visitor Can…
The Parent Can…
• Gauge understanding of
concepts.
• Know what supplies are
needed.
• Check ability to lead an
activity.
• Plan for time to complete
the activities.
• Observe parent responses
to mistakes.
• Complete the activities
more smoothly with their
children.
• Determine the appropriate
use of praise.
• Understand the activity from
the perspective of the child.
Role Playing in the Home: Exit
What can a home visitor do to…..
•
Inform parent of upcoming events
•
Confirm next appointment
•
Say thanks
•
Affirm an identified “strength” noticed during
the visit
•
Build and strengthen rapport
Bringing it Back Home
What if the parent…..
• Is falling behind by more than two weeks
• Needs to “catch up”
• Needs a temporary leave
• Will be out of town
• Isn’t available, but has an older child who can
work with the HIPPY child
Bringing it Back Home
What if the family…..
• Is doing more than one domain per day
• is missing appointments or not
cancelling in advance
• is uncomfortable with HIPPY “rules”
• sees no need to role play
• asks the home visitor to drop off the
packet
Home Visit
Training Activity
HIPPY Curriculum Year 1, Week 1
Handout
Thinking it Through
The following slides contain questions that
will help you think about and apply what
you’ve learned.
The correct answer(s) will always appear when the
mouse is clicked
These questions can also be used as an option quiz.
Print the quiz handout to use them in quiz format,
Handout
Which priority for home visiting is
most important to HIPPY families?
A) Trust
B) Respect
C) Privacy
D) Confidentiality
E) There cannot be one without the other three
A home visitor conducts developmental
screenings or assessments with a child
during the ______________.
week before Christmas
recruitment period
first home visit
beginning of
role play
initial phone call
with the parent
morning
By creating a positive learning environment
for parents, home visitors teach parents to
make the best possible learning environments
for their children.
Why?
TRUE
• Parents are excited to learn new
information
• They are confident enough to try
something new
FALSE
• They learn to be OK with making
mistakes
• They are eager to teach their children
• They are fully aware of their commitment
There are three phases to every home visit.
Match the 5 R’s to the correct phase.
• Entrance
• Education
• Exit
• Review
• Reminders
• Rapport
• Role Play
• Referrals
When role playing with families the Home
Visitor also remembers to do these things.
A) Talk about last month’s group meeting
B) Provide the sample packet and props
C) Make purposeful “mistakes”
D) Make a schedule change for next time
E) Repeat correct responses
F) Introduce and explain new skills
Both the home visitor and the parent can learn
and observe several critical aspects of role
play when they take the part of the parent.
Why?
TRUE
FALSE
The Home Visitor Can…
• Check the parent’s ability to lead an
activity.
• Observe parent’s responses to
mistakes
• Determine the appropriate use of praise
The Parent Can…
• Know what supplies are needed.
• Plan for time to complete the activities
• Understand the activity from the
perspective of the child.
A parent says she will not be able to meet
with her home visitor until her work situation
improves.
The home visitor should:
A.) Call every week to find out how things are going
B.) Put the week’s activity packet in the family’s mailbox
C.) Continue role playing with an older sibling
D.) Discuss the situation with the program coordinator
Match the initial phases of the home visiting
process with the activities that occur in them.
Recruitment
Intake and
Application
First Home Visit(s)
Ongoing Home Visits
Role Pay of weekly activity packet
Completion of HIPPY application.
Families applying for TANF
complete this as well.
Learn about the benefits of
participating in the HIPPY
program, along with the
commitments required.
Conduct any pre-testing, such as
the Bracken School Readiness
Assessment, etc.
Personal information is gathered from HIPPY families
and children during intake and initial home visits.
What should a home visitor do to protect its
confidentiality?
A) Store it in a locked file cabinet at the HIPPY
office
B) Keep it in the trunk of her car until the following
week
C) Give it to another home visitor to take back to
the office
D) Stack it neatly on her desk
Home visitors can guide parents to
create a supportive learning
environment for their children by
______________.
Sharing phone apps
Taking them to
the library
Keeping an open
schedule
Establishing a regular
time and routine for
HIPPY activities
Changing their
work hours
Saving time