Supporting good outcomes for early childhood home-visiting programmes: Guidelines for practice
Background: This article emerged from a larger qualitative study, which revealed that children continue to be exposed to a complex range of risk factors with devastating consequences for their well-being. Gaps in services further hinder their development. The study concluded that there is a need for...
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| description | Background: This article emerged from a larger qualitative study, which revealed that children continue to be exposed to a complex range of risk factors with devastating consequences for their well-being. Gaps in services further hinder their development. The study concluded that there is a need for multidisciplinary teams to implement an early childhood home-visiting programme, and that such a programme would hold many potential benefits for the young and vulnerable children.
Aim: This article presents a set of guidelines that can be used to support good outcomes for an early childhood home-visiting programme for vulnerable children aged 0 – 2 years.
Setting: The study is set in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Methods: The guidelines were developed over three phases of the study, which used an intervention research design.
Results: The guidelines emerged as a number of practice principles and include: engagement and advocacy; the recruitment of a multidisciplinary workforce; training of the home-visiting workforce; implementation of the programme; and monitoring and evaluation of the programme.
Conclusion: The article suggests that the guidelines hold promise for both supporting the well-being of vulnerable children and shaping a programme that is preventative, focussed on early intervention, and both multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary in nature.
Contribution: The guidelines are intended as a support to those working in the fields of both early childhood and vulnerable children, and can be used alongside the existing services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad5fd0646a2446068f1882103973fd2e2024-04-04T09:29:11ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Childhood Education2223-76742223-76822024-03-01141e1e1210.4102/sajce.v14i1.1403559Supporting good outcomes for early childhood home-visiting programmes: Guidelines for practiceKim Schmidt0Pius T. Tanga1Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Fort Hare, East LondonDepartment of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Fort Hare, East LondonBackground: This article emerged from a larger qualitative study, which revealed that children continue to be exposed to a complex range of risk factors with devastating consequences for their well-being. Gaps in services further hinder their development. The study concluded that there is a need for multidisciplinary teams to implement an early childhood home-visiting programme, and that such a programme would hold many potential benefits for the young and vulnerable children. Aim: This article presents a set of guidelines that can be used to support good outcomes for an early childhood home-visiting programme for vulnerable children aged 0 – 2 years. Setting: The study is set in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Methods: The guidelines were developed over three phases of the study, which used an intervention research design. Results: The guidelines emerged as a number of practice principles and include: engagement and advocacy; the recruitment of a multidisciplinary workforce; training of the home-visiting workforce; implementation of the programme; and monitoring and evaluation of the programme. Conclusion: The article suggests that the guidelines hold promise for both supporting the well-being of vulnerable children and shaping a programme that is preventative, focussed on early intervention, and both multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary in nature. Contribution: The guidelines are intended as a support to those working in the fields of both early childhood and vulnerable children, and can be used alongside the existing services.https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/view/1403vulnerable childrenearly childhoodhome-visitingtransdisciplinaryguidelines. |
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| title | Supporting good outcomes for early childhood home-visiting programmes: Guidelines for practice |
| title_full | Supporting good outcomes for early childhood home-visiting programmes: Guidelines for practice |
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| title_short | Supporting good outcomes for early childhood home-visiting programmes: Guidelines for practice |
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| topic | vulnerable children early childhood home-visiting transdisciplinary guidelines. |
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