## 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](/content/product/piccolo/index.html)

### 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](/content/resource-library/piccolo-29-things-parents-do-that-predict-school-readiness/index.html)
- 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