A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and their Parents
| Author | : Kevin D. Browne |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2006-10-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780470092538 |
| ISBN-13 | : 047009253X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (53X Downloads) |
Download or read book A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and their Parents written by Kevin D. Browne and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-10-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a practical guide to the CARE programme, a home visiting programme that aims to assess infants? growth, development and psycho-social transitions in their first year of life and that together with the Index of Need checklist aims to engage parents in risk assessment. It provides evidence-based research for the programme, and gives clinical examples of how to use the assessment tools (including the Index of Need) and how to work with parents. The authors take a ?partnership with parents? approach throughout, while bearing in mind the practical workload issues that practitioners face.
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