Using PICCOLO & HOVRS in Televisits HDT

Using PICCOLO and HOVRS in Virtual Home Visits

Lori Roggman & Mark Innocenti

Email Contacts:
Lori.Roggman@usu.edu
Mark.Innocenti@usu.edu
Affiliation: Utah State University

PICCOLO

• Observational measures used in home visiting
• PICCOLO: developmentally supportive parent-child interactions
  • Affection, Responsiveness, Encouragement, Teaching
  • Relationship, Responsiveness, Facilitation, Collaboration (Practices)
  • Caregiver-child Interaction, Caregiver Engagement, Child Engagement (Engagement)
• For more info: PICCOLO Info

What does a virtual home visit look like?

1. Zoom - full screen, gallery view - on screen, laptop, or smartphone
   • Both can be adapted to virtual home visits
2. Cell phone - with or without FaceTime
3. Mail package & call by telephone

Virtual Home Visit Materials for PICCOLO & HOVRS

• HV guides caregiver to find family materials for:
  • PICCOLO observation
    • picture book or family pictures—anything with pictures to talk about
    • toys for pretending—plastic cups, bowls, & utensils; doll, blanket & bottle
    • toys with parts to share—puzzle, shape sorter, legos/duplos, blocks, beads
• HOVRS observation

2 ways to observe PICCOLO in virtual home visits

1. Observe OR record caregiver-child interaction during virtual home visit
2. Ask family to send a self-video caregiver playing with child for 5-10 mins

How is PICCOLO used in virtual home visits?

Using effective practices:

1. Build relationship
2. Respond to family strengths
3. Facilitate positive interaction
4. Collaborate to plan, do, & observe
   • Example: When you rolled the ball to him he rolled it back to you—you are helping him learn to take turns.

Observation-Based Coaching with PICCOLO

• Coaching with PICCOLO increases positive parent-child interaction
  • Use a full PICCOLO observation or just use the “29 Things”
• For more resources:
  • PICCOLO 29 Things
• Less emphasis on materials, and more on parent-child interaction
  • Positive feedback to parents about their parenting—parent skills and child outcomes improve

3 ways to observe HOVRS in virtual home visits

1. Supervisor watches recorded online visit
2. Supervisor listens with audio only

Observation-Based Coaching with HOVRS

• Coaching is an active ingredient in professional development
• Positive feedback to home visitors about their practices improves home visiting practices and family engagement

How is HOVRS used in virtual home visits?

Using “parallel process” for:

1. Supporting - Using observation-based coaching
2. Facilitating -
3. Planning - Setting goals and planning next steps together

• Example: I want to support her like she supports this mom.
• Less emphasis on curriculum, and more on coaching

Parallel Strategies with PICCOLO and HOVRS

1. Build relationship
2. Respond to HV strengths
3. Collaborate to set goals and plan steps
   • Example: You asked how they play with balls, she showed you, and you gave great feedback on how she teaches with toys.

Giving feedback:

• Previously recorded, viewed by supervisor & HV together

Questions?

• Email: Lori.Roggman@gmail.com
• Email: Mark.Innocenti@usu.edu