Supporting Family Engagement in Home Visiting with the Family Map Inventories.
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SUBMITTER: Kyzer A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4677823 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jan-Mar
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Supporting Family Engagement in Home Visiting with the Family Map Inventories.
Kyzer Angela A Whiteside-Mansell Leanne L McKelvey Lorraine L Swindle Taren T
Infants and young children 20160101 1
The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and usefulness of a universal screening tool, the Family Map Inventory (F MI), to assess family strengths and needs in a home visiting program. The FMI has been used successfully by center-based early childcare programs to tailor services to family need and build on existing strengths. Home visiting coordinators (N = 39) indicated the FMI would provide useful information, and they had the capacity to implement. In total, 70 families who en ...[more]
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