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.