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The
First Year Together
Discussion
Questions
- This case
does not provide detailed information how the First Year
Together transition project was introduced to Carolyn and
her husband. If you were in the position of offering the project's
services to this family, how would you do it? How would you
contact the parents? Where would you speak to them? Would you
offer written information? What words would you use in explaining
the project and offering services.
- The first
visit to a family's home is often uncomfortable for both the
parent(s) and the professional. In this case, what did Bonnie
do or say to reduce the tension and begin establishing rapport?
What are some other strategies that you might use with families
to establish rapport in such first encounters?
- How well
do you think Bonnie addressed the issue of Carolyn's continued
pumping of breast milk for Evan? Would you have handled it differently?
- Evidently
Carolyn felt a need to talk about the events and the feelings
she experienced at Evan's birth and during his stay in the intensive
care nursery. Was it appropriate for Bonnie to serve as her
sounding board in these maters? Would it have been appropriate
for Bonnie to suggest that Carolyn seek professional counseling?
- Did Bonnie
provide an appropriate level of support in finding child care
for Evan so Carolyn could resume some of her own activities?
Was Bonnie too directive or not directive enough?
- List at
least five specific things that Bonnie did or said that exemplify
the concepts of "enablement" or "empowerment."
- Suppose
you want to initiate a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to
home transition project in your own community. Write a brief
proposal to submit to the town council or city hall. Your proposal
should contain the following:
- A statement
of the need for the project (i.e., rationale)
- A list
of the proposed outcomes (i.e., objectives)
- An overview
of the strategies to be used by the project staff (i.e., method)
- A statement
of how the project will fit into the existing service delivery
system (i.e. interagency coordination)
- Suppose
you are responsible for training and supervising staff for a
project similar to First Years Together. In this position,
one of your tasks is to develop a 3- to 5-page paper entitled,
Guidelines for Home Visitors." It will be used to introduce
staff to the project's philosophy and some of the basic principles
and strategies for conducting home visits.
The
First Year Together
Case Story
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