Using PICCOLO and HOVRS in Virtual Home Visits

Lori Roggman & Mark Innocenti
Lori.Roggman@usu.edu & Mark.Innocenti@usu.edu
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)
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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

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 min

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
   • 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”
  • 29 Things Parents Do That Predict School Readiness
• Less emphasis on materials, and more on parent-child interaction

3 ways to observe HOVRS in virtual home visits

1. Supervisor watches recorded online visit
2. Supervisor w audio only

Observation-Based Coaching with HOVRS

• Coaching is an active ingredient in professional development
• When observers give positive feedback to home visitors about their practices, home visiting practices and family engagement improve

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
   • I want to support her like she supports this mom.

Parallel Strategies with PICCOLO and HOVRS

1. Build relationship
2. Respond to HV strengths
3. Less emphasis on curriculum, and more on coaching
4. Collaborate to set goals and plan steps
   • 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

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Questions?

Lori.Roggman@gmail.com
Mark.Innocenti@usu.edu