Expired Open-Enrollment HOVRS for Practitioners in Practice Training Virtual Webinar Series

Alberta Home Visitation Network Association

is offering

HOVRS for Practitioners in Practice Training Webinar Series

As Open-Enrollment through the trainers, Lori Roggman and Mark Innocenti

HOVRS (Home Visit Rating Scales)- Observational Indicators of Home Visit Quality

This is a series of five, 2 hour long webinars offered as an extension of the Developmental Parenting and PICCOLO training. It is for both practitioners and supervisors. Please note, this training includes mandatory pre-session learning assignments. Attendance of all five sessions and completion of homework is required for the certificate. 

What’s HOVRS?- Indicators of Home Visit Quality

The HOVRS (Home Visit Rating Scales) measures the quality of home visits to families with infants, toddlers and young children. HOVRS was developed based on input from practitioners and validated observations of home visits in 2 infant-toddler home visiting programs and has been adapted for easier use (HOVRS-A) and for observing indicators of excellence into HOVR3S. The HOVRS scales, particularly the home visiting practices quality scales, predict positive outcomes for parenting and child development. A Short video clip of a home visit will provide the opportunity to observe examples of HOVRS indicators and to discuss ways to use the tool effectively to support effective practices in Developmental Parenting programs.

HOVRS for Practitioners and Supervisors.

Programs that deliver parenting support services through home visiting need a way to measure the quality of home visits. By using the HOVRS observation measurement tool, practitioners and supervisors will be able to track their progress toward home visiting that effectively supports Developmental Parenting. The HOVRS tool includes 7 rating scales, supported by research evidence and practitioner descriptions: 4 rating scales of home visiting practices quality (Responsiveness, Relationship, Facilitation, Non-Intrusiveness) and 3 rating scales of family engagement quality (Parent-Child Interaction, Parent Engagement, Child Engagement). This session will describe how HOVRS was developed and its reliability and validity. Video of home visits will provide opportunities to practice scoring HOVRS3 and to discuss ways to use the measure to support effective home visiting.

Webinar #1: HOVRS and Developmental Parenting (if the April 16, 2024 date presents a problem for you, please reach out to training@ahvna.org)

Webinar #2: Basics of HOVRS: How HOVRS was developed, how it is set up, how to observe video and score it (using short example clips), and how to interpret it.

Webinar #3: Preparing to Use HOVRS(v3): Practicing to get reliable, planning to use the measure, and practicing observational feedback to home visitors.

Webinar #4: Implementing HOVRS Effectively: How to use HOVRS to respond to home visitor strengths, plan professional development activities to build on those strengths, and improve program impact and quality.

Webinar #5: Implementing HOVRS practice, reliability and validity. 

The webinars are 2 hours long, interactive, adapted to the group, and require participation from each attendee. This is a series of webinars with before-webinar homework assignments, which can get you started on improving home visits or introducing HOVRS.

Webinar homework may involve readings and discussions, practicing with a measure, writing positive feedback statements, having an online discussion about how the measure fits with current program practices, or other activities.

*A 2-day reliability workshop is needed to implement HOVRS. Your site will need to work on scoring reliability by having 2 or more people work together to meet the agreement criteria for the measure across at least 4 observations after the webinars. The facilitators will share guidelines for this process in the 3rd webinar.

*Attendance at all five sessions and completion of homework is required for the certificate*

Dates:

Tuesdays, April 16, 23, 30, and May 7, & 14, from 9:30 am-11:30 am (Register by April 2, 2024)

Webinar- ZOOM link will be sent by the trainers (not AHVNA) prior to each session

Fee:

AHVNA Member: $250.00 (Materials Included)

Non-Member: $450.00 (Materials Included)

Family Resource Network Home Visitation Spoke: $0

Family Resource Network Spoke (0-6 years old): $0

Staff in Provincially Funded Home Visitation programs (i.e. spokes) and Early Childhood Spokes within a Family Resource Network can attend at no cost as they are covered under a grant. 

Provincially funded FRN Spoke programs will be given priority.

Advance registration is required for all participants.

For more information contact the AHVNA office

#170-14315 118 Avenue

Edmonton AB T5L 4S6

Phone:   780-429-4787

Fax:       780-429-4784

Email:    training@ahvna.org

Website: www.ahvna.org

Cancellation Policy:
We encourage you to send a substitute if you are unable to attend the workshop, as there is a NO SHOW charge for all absent registrants (as we will have made arrangements for food, etc). Cancellations need to be made ONE WEEK prior to the workshop date. Registration fees are non-refundable. Should a workshop not reach its minimum registration requirement, it will be cancelled ONE WEEK prior to the workshop commencement date. Registrants will be informed by email or telephone, and registration fees will be refunded.