Approach
- Trauma-informed, culturally sensitive practice
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Infant mental health approach
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Flexibility to meet individual family, parent/caregiver, child priorities
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Engaging families in support of optimal early childhood development
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Applying a developmental approach to family engagement
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Facilitating family-child interaction
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Affirming child capabilities and competence in families
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Actively listening, reflecting and using strength-based strategies
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Community systems building to provide trustworthy relationships for families
Flexibility
for the greatest impact
- There is no one way to meet each family where they are
- The family’s culture, priorities, and interests drive the agenda
Strategies
for a reflective approach
- We wonder and seek to understand the perspective of the family
- Observation is strength based and intentional
Mutual
engagement and growth
- The family is the expert
- Curriculum supports reflection, discussion and interactions in support of child development, family/child relationships and family well being