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Family Strengths in Constructing Learning Experiences 1 Carol M. Trivette & Bonnie Keilty National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC May 8, 2019 Introductions 2 Who is in the room? Why
Carol M. Trivette & Bonnie Keilty National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC May 8, 2019
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The FamSCLE…. moves strengths-based home visits from a practitioner-as-coach and family-as-coachee relationship to a family-as-intervener and practitioner-as-facilitator arrangement. The family reflects on their true priorities, uncovers their already existing strengths, and discovers ways to enhance those strengths. The practitioner utilizes their expertise through affirming, asking questions, reflecting on responses, and connecting strategies to family goals .
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(González, Moll, & Amanti, 2005)
Curiosity is hard to define Curiosity is a process that can lead to: Exploration Understanding Creativity Curiosity satisfies a desire to understand Some knowledge is needed to pique curiosity Curiosity can be at different levels Deep understanding or quick answer
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Strategies you saw Illustrations of when the parents use strategies Routines where strategies are used And we share what we saw the family do…
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your thoughts on less effective strategies or how they might change the strategies. Put these on your mental parking lot list.)
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Discuss family identified goal clusters Family restates into a goal Discuss, agree upon, and document
Discuss family identified goal clusters Family restates into a goal Discuss, agree upon, and document
Modify Generalize across more/different activities Use more often Qualify when to use/not use
Clarify/Revise the goal? Tweak the strategy?
Add a new strategy?
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Developmental Strategies Times to Use Did you use the strategy as described? Yes No*
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Developmental Diary
Parent/Child: Date: To help your child continue to learn to:
How much change have you seen in your child learning the goal (circle one): No Change Less Change than As Much Change More Change than I Expected as I Expected than I Expected
Time is taken to discuss strategies that are already working well for the family. Professional advice is held for times when the family initiates the desire for support. Keeps other advice in a “mental parking lot” to access as “asked.” Professional expertise is provided throughout by affirming families, asking questions, reflecting on responses, and connecting strategies to family goals.
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When a strategy needs to be tweaked, added, or replaced, the strategy is to blame (as opposed to child learning status or family strategy use). Currently effective strategies continue to be utilized and documented as intervention. Concerns are addressed as they emerge in the discussion of strategy effectiveness rather than directly asking family for concerns.
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When you have a special needs kid, you’re always wondering, “Am I doing the right thing or am I not doing it right?” So, I think all the reinforcement was really good for us to hear and, with you being in the field, that is very encouraging. I felt like we were more connected in the process [than IFSP development] because I understood why we were making the goals we were making. We actually made them together so we were involved in it…. It was written in a way that makes sense to me cause we wrote it together. I think it would be very beneficial for all the children in early intervention because you would really see a greater carryover than you do now. I think his therapists are wonderful, but I think if we had the tools to be able to do something like [the FamSCLE] earlier we would see greater progress.
I think that we – sort of unspoken – we’ve always been on the same page of trying to work towards her being as independent as possible…to discover that, serendipitously, and intentionally or not, we were doing things strategically to make that happen. You’re still doing the same types of things. It’s how you’re approaching it, and sometimes that makes all the difference. It was… enlightening as to what it is that we do to try to help him…without realizing it…. The interview process is good for families because they’ll learn that, regardless of what they think they’re doing, they are doing something to help…their child.
The FamSCLE guides home visiting practitioners to move from a belief in family strengths to effectively implementing strengths-based practices that give agency to families in their parenting role of helping their child learn.
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