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Research on Teaching and Learning

Homevisiting

Teaching Direct Practice Skills Through a Research Project

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Pages 283-290 | Accepted 01 Oct 1997, Published online: 20 Mar 2014
 

Abstract

A homevisiting research project can both facilitate data gathering in poor and minority communities and provide an innovative learning opportunity for direct practice students. Based on the experiences of the authors, who as teacher and MSW student visited homes in three low-income communities in New York to interview single African-American mothers and assess their children's preschool readiness, this article provides a structure for teaching and learning skills in data gathering and intervening with families in poor urban neighborhoods. It notes the benefits and obstacles of homevisiting and offers thoughts on integrating policy, research, and direct practice.

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Notes on contributors

Aurora P. Jackson

Research and preparation of this article were assisted by grants to Aurora P. Jackson from the William T. Grant Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health (Project #1 R03 MH56063-01).

Jaleh Sedehi

A second-year MSW student when this article was written, has now completed her degree.

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