{"product_id":"9781557669032","title":"Home Visitor's Guidebook: Promoting Optimal Parent and Child Development","description":"\u003cp\u003ePioneering expert Carol Klass was first to develop a home visiting primer readers could trust—and now she's updated her bestselling \u003ci\u003eHome Visitor's Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e for the next generation of practitioners. The ultimate professional development resource for early interventionists, social workers, therapists, and other home visitors, this research-based guidebook is enhanced throughout with up-to-date references and new material on today's hot topics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will learn the basics of effective home visiting: building trust with families, communicating effectively, maintaining boundaries, working with families experiencing risk factors, and integrating professional beliefs with families' cultural beliefs. Then, with the in-depth child development information and practical guidelines, home visitors will help parents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eencourage children's healthy social and emotional development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprovide developmentally appropriate guidance and discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eenhance children's communication and language skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003euse play to promote learning and development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estrengthen family connections thorough everyday rituals and celebrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efoster positive sibling relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, veteran home visitors model skillful and positive interactions with families, reflect candidly on their successes and challenges, and give readers invaluable advice on creating a support network and learning new strategies through professional development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition is information on today's hot topics including assessment and evaluation; the role of grandparents; childhood illness, including dental disease, nutritional deficiencies, obesity, asthma and allergies, and lead poisoning; achievement motivation; moral identity; and the secure child. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this must-have guidebook from the voice of experience on effective home visiting, professionals will get parents engaged and actively involved in their child's development-and approach their important work with renewed passion and creativity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brookes, Paul H. Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047629406448,"sku":"9781557669032","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781557669032_p0.jpg?v=1763755968","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781557669032","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}