Using PICCOLO in Virtual Home Visits—Q&A from Brookes Coffee Chat
Authors: Lori Roggman
Are you using PICCOLO to measure parent-child interaction during virtual home visits? Read this Q&A with the developers to get your questions answered and watch this recorded webinar.
Q. How can I better engage a family with limited resources in virtual home visits?
All families have some resources, and home visitors can help families identify what they have to support their children’s development. Ask parents what they do have, but remember that young children learn from all their experiences, so you can be helping parents by asking about their regular everyday routines...
Q. What kind of questions should I be asking my parents? Due to the pandemic things have changed. How can we can keep the visit going longer. What are examples of reflective questions?
Ask open-ended questions, follow-up questions, and reflective questions. Google “Motivational Interviewing” OARS...
Q. Should we be concerned about family confidentiality in virtual visits? Is it safe to use Zoom?
Yes, you should be concerned and protect family confidentiality...
Q. How is the family’s confidentiality protected when recording with a virtual meeting platform that is not HIPAA compliant?
Programs that require HIPAA compliance may purchase Zoom for Healthcare, https://zoom.us/healthcare...
Q. How do we record parent-child interactions or the whole home visit during a Zoom meeting?
In Zoom, it’s easy because there is a “record” button right on the bottom...
Q. Can you talk more about phone PICCOLO? What would it look like in a virtual home visit by phone?
PICCOLO was validated from recordings of parent-child interactions.
Q. How can you tell what the child’s response is if they are very young and can’t talk yet?
If you are trying to do a PICCOLO by phone, you will need to be asking the parent what they are doing...
Q. Do you have a suggestion for when phone service is not great?
You might ask them if there is a time of day or a place in the home where they get better signal...
Q. What is PICCOLO?
The PICCOLO, available from Brookes Publishing, is an observational measure of parenting behaviors in four domains: affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching...
Q. Can I use PICCOLO with other outcome measures?
PICCOLO can be used with other measures. For example, we recommend regular use of PICCOLO along with the ASQ...
Q. What coaching techniques would you suggest using with the parent who communicates with her child by questions?
Always provide positive feedback that describes the parent’s positive behavior in relation to the child’s response...
Q. Can you do a PICCOLO with multiple children in the home?
You can do a PICCOLO with each child, one at a time...
Q. Where can we get training on developmental parenting, PICCOLO, HOVRS, or virtual home visiting?
Email me at LoriRoggman@gmail.com for our training information...
Q. How can I get a copy of HOVRS 3?
We provide the latest version of the Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS)...
Q. Should we use resources with more pictures and less writing for parents to see the meaning?
Yes, photos and drawings and videos are great ways to communicate...
Q. What about the ASQ in virtual online or phone visits?
We have been guiding parents to do ASQs without the home visitor present...