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South Bronx Early Head Start: Implementing Early Head Start among - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
South Bronx Early Head Start: Implementing Early Head Start among - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
South Bronx Early Head Start: Implementing Early Head Start among High-Risk Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Lisa White, LCSW Michelly Garcia, MSW Meeting the needs of an especially vulnerable population: NICU infants and their
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SBEHS targets premature, low birth weight babies admitted to the NICU at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital
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Program staff provide support and psycho- educational services to families with children at great risk for developmental difficulties
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The challenges faced by our infants and parents are exacerbated by their exposure to chronic social stressors linked to poverty
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Promoting maternal sensitivity and infant responsiveness
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Minimizing parents’ stress and anxiety and building confidence in their abilities as caregivers
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Supporting attachment and bonding
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We strive to enhance parent-child interaction both in the NICU and after discharge in order to prevent disruptions to the attachment process which threaten the social-emotional development of our infants
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Tracking developmental outcomes:
Non-NICU Children
Age at Assessment (Months) Total Score Across Ounce Domains
2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30
4 10
10 20 30
11 16 23 28 31
2 3 4 5 6
40
2 3 4 5 6
42
10 20 30
43 45
NICU Children
Age at Assessment (Months) Total Score Across Ounce Domains
2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30
2 3
10 20 30
8 9
10 20 30
27 29 33 34 36
2 3 4 5 6
38
2 3 4 5 6
39 41 44 47 51 53
10 20 30
54 55
10 20 30
56
2 3 4 5 6
57
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