"Social Justice- Parents have the right to know the most powerful determinant of their children's future health, safety and productivity." [NEAR@Home Toolkit]

NEAR@Home Toolkit: A Guided Process to Talk about Trauma and Resilience in Home Visiting

Home visiting professionals are uniquely positioned to talk with parents about what we are calling NEAR Science — Neuroscience, Epigenetics, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Resilience — especially about how their ACE histories may be impacting their lives and may influence their parenting. Because home visiting is relationship based and occurs within each family’s comfort zone, home visitors have the opportunity to ask, listen, and affirm. They are highly skilled in building trust and creating safe spaces for meaningful conversations, and they are practiced in the art of family support.
 
The NEAR@Home toolkit was created, reviewed, and tested by home visitors, mental health providers, and other experts in the field of NEAR and home visiting in Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). The toolkit is based on a theory of change with five core elements: Preparing, Asking, Listening, Affirming and Remembering. It is designed for home visitors who have some basic knowledge of NEAR science and have at least one year of experience in their model home visiting.

For more info and to download the toolkit for free go to: http://thrivewa.org/2015/03/10...ience-home-visiting/