Evidence-Based Home Visitation Models (EBHV) are used to provide parenting support and education about maternal health, child safety, and development.

1. Exploring Parental Learning Strategies & Intellectual Disabilities in
Evidence-Based Home Visitation Models
Sandra Duarte, Jennifer Schulman, & Maksim Vasilevsky, Team Leader: Trupti Rao, Psy.D.
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program Westchester Institute for Human Development and New York Medical College
Background Results regarding EBHV Programs Summary Statement
Evidence-Based Home Visitation Models (EBHV) are used to provide Although the needs of parents with intellectual disabilities are not
EBHV Similarities specifically identified or addressed in current EBHV curriculum, community
parenting support and education about maternal health, child safety, and
development. Services provided HF NFP PAT HS EHS FCU partners express a willingness to work with this population.
Child development ✔
Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are increasingly being integrated school readiness ✔ ✔ Survey Development
into communities and becoming parents. Child health ✔ ✔
Parents with ID can be successful parents when given appropriate support. Maternal health ✔
Positive parenting practices ✔
Despite the increase in EBHV, parents with ID are often not referred for
Reduction in child maltreatment ✔ ✔ ✔
support until a report of abuse or neglect arises.
Reductions in juvenile delinquency, family ✔
Project Goal violence, and crime
To explore EBHV Programs to assess their ability to appropriately support
the needs of parents with ID. EBHV Differences
Community Partnerships EBHV HF NFP PAT HS EHS FCU
Program
Healthy Families New York Family Check-Up Oregon Theoretical Maltreatment is Medical Parents as Medical Health Environmental
background product of risk credibility “teachers” support for
factors behavior
Conclusions
Referral Community Word of mouth Community Medical Community Medical
Methods resources Elective choice There is no established training in EBHV programs for parents with
intellectual disabilities.
Providers Para- Registered 50% Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Psychology staff
• Conducted comprehensive literature and website review regarding the professionals nurses paraprofessional
history and timeline of EBHV. 50% college EBHV programs modify strategies when working with parents who
• Identified the EBHV models that satisfied required Department of Health degree demonstrate difficulty understanding language such as individuals with
Parents
and Human Services outcome domains: Healthy Families (HF), Nurse- English as a second language.
Family Partnership (NFP), Parents as Teachers (PAT), Healthy Steps Ages served Expectant Expectant 1 month to 8 Birth to 3 years Birth to 5 years 2-17 years
(HS), Early Head Start (EHS), Family Check-Up (FCU). families up to 5 women up to 2 years EBHV programs embrace the idea of creating tailored approaches for
years years
• Interviewed community partners associated with EBHV programs. working with parents with intellectual disabilities in order to meet their
• Developed online survey to assess EBHV provider level of comfort, individual needs.
Eligibility Assessment and First – time Expectant “At risk” families Expectant Behavioral
awareness and knowledge when working with parents with ID. Criteria zip code, first expectant women: Families women difficulties
trimester women with young Next Steps
children
Submit survey to IRB for approval and analyze it to inform future direction.