- | Planning Tool
The Institute for Home Visiting Workforce Development has developed four Professional Development Plan (PD Plan) templates to support home visitors and their supervisors in developing clear and feasible professional development plans:
- One template for home visitors who are new to their roles (less than one year)
- One template for home visitors who are more experienced (in their roles more than one year)
- One template for supervisors who are new to their roles (less than two years)
- One template for supervisors who are more experienced (in their roles more than two years)
- | Other
Health-related workforces face dramatic employee wellness, retention, and morale challenges. Simultaneously, as initiatives expand nationally to create reimbursement pathways for Community Health Worker/Promotores (“CHW/P”) and home visiting services, professionals’ voices must be centered so that decision-making remains focused on what the workforce needs to thrive. Authors introduce a regional systems change collaboration in California focusing: A) workforce support that reduces isolation, burnout, and stress by fostering belonging and community through professional development and leadership advancement opportunities; B) service integration that reduces friction between programs and providers for seamless referrals and service delivery experiences; C) emerging practices for creating culturally-relevant resources; and D) advocacy for increasing system sustainability.
- | Report
Early Head Start home-based programs provide services to eligible families with children from birth to age 3 and to pregnant women and their families. Home visitors deliver services primarily in families’ homes. Early Head Start programs recruit and train home visitors to provide high-quality services tailored to the unique needs of infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. This brief presents information about how home-based Early Head Start programs hire qualified and competent home-visiting staff and support these staff in their ongoing professional development. (author summary)
- | Report
Research shows that home visitors transform families’ lives nationwide. The National Strategy provides a clear, long-term plan—including three key pillars and 15 actions—to position this vital workforce for even greater success, reach, and impact.
- | Executive Summary
This overview details the National Strategy’s purpose, goals, and outcomes. It provides an at-a-glance look at three key pillars and 15 actions that will propel progress in achieving a sustainable, skilled, and supported home visiting workforce.
- | Brief
This research-to-practice brief is designed for local program leaders, supervisors, state and network leaders, and model developers who want to take meaningful action to protect and retain their staff. Drawing on a scan of existing literature and resources, as well as voices from the home visiting field, this brief presents concrete, actionable strategies across four domains — policies, practices, resources, and supports — that programs can implement to build a culture of safety.
- | Brief
Home visitors do essential work — but too often, that work goes unrecognized. Our latest research-to-practice brief makes the case for meaningful staff recognition and offers practical, low-cost strategies program leaders can use to help home visitors feel valued and supported. It highlights how small, intentional efforts can improve morale, retention, and overall program impact.
- | Brief
This research-to-practice brief is designed for local program leaders, supervisors, state and network leaders, and model developers looking to strengthen their workforce by investing in peer connection. Drawing on a scan of existing literature and voices from the home visiting field, this brief presents strategies across three areas — peer relationships in the workplace, peer support structures, and peer connections across the field — that programs can tailor to meet the needs of their staff.
- | Report
The MIECHV and IDHS State Home Visiting Program Staff Survey is conducted each year by the Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD) at the University of Illinois in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Early Childhood (IDHS-DEC). The goals of the survey are to obtain feedback and better understand the needs of the Illinois MIECHV and IDHS State Home Visiting funded workforce. This report focuses on professional development findings.
- | Other
This resource provides findings from a needs asssessment of the Illinois Home Visiting Workforce