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Professional Development

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FL MIECHV is helping to build a strong and competent workforce to deliver home visiting and other family support programs. Home visitors are supported through training and skill-building, reflective supervision, and self-help strategies. These investments contribute to workforce retention, job satisfaction and advancement which are key to effectively serving families.

Home visiting staff at Florida MIECHV-funded sites are able to document and track their professional development activities through an online Learning Management System (LMS).

Training focuses on:

  • Skill building (Motivational Interviewing, Reflective Supervision, Setting Professional Boundaries)
  • Assessment Tools and Techniques (ASQ, ASQ-SE, Perceived Stress Scale, HOME, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale & others)
  • Interventions (Seeking Safety, SCRIPT)
  • Foundations (Social-Emotional Development of Children, Trauma-Informed Care, Pregnancy & Women’s Health, Domestic Violence & others)

Most trainings are archived and available for viewing by staff from any early childhood agency through a public training portal.

Core Competencies

FL MIECHV has adopted the framework for assessing the core competencies of home visiting professionals and supervisors developed by the Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professionals, a new national collaborative. The goal of the Institute is to offer certification and professional development tailored to meet individual staff needs.

The framework includes ten domains, culled from an examination of competencies developed by states and other organizations:

Infant and Early
Childhood Development

Child Health, Safety,
and Nutrition

Family Health, Safety,
and Nutrition

Parent-Child
Interactions

Dynamics of
Family Relationships

Community Resources
and Support

Relationship-based Family Partnerships

Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness

Effective
Home Visits

Professional
Practice

The Institute currently offers free, online training to support the competencies and a personalized Career Compass is planned to assist users in identifying professional development needs. Learn more at institutefsp.org

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This website is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number X10MC31134 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program – Formula. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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