Home visitors play a crucial role in supporting families of children with developmental delays. By conducting early screenings, providing tailored resources, and adopting a family-centered approach, they help empower families to effectively support their child’s development.
Child development is a crucial aspect of a child’s life, and one in four children between the ages of 0 and 5 are at moderate or high risk for a developmental, behavioral, or social delay. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends routine developmental screening and surveillance at every well-child visit, including home visits, to identify potential developmental delays. Tracking milestones in four domains – social-emotional, cognitive, movement and physical, and language and communication – is essential to identify potential developmental delays. Protective factors, such as parental resilience, social connections, and knowledge of parenting and child development, can help support development and can be learned and developed.
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About the Speaker: Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES, CSPS
Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES, CSPS is excited to be joining Purchin Consulting. Fran recently retired as the Director of Community Education at the USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Research, Education and Service at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (USC UCEDD CHLA).
She served as the Family Support Discipline Director in LEND, their advanced level interdisciplinary training program. Ms. Goldfarb has a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and a master’s degree in Social Science. She is credentialed as a Master Certified Health Education Specialist.
She was also the first person in California credentialed as a Certified Family Peer Specialist. Together with her husband, she founded and facilitates the Los Angeles Asperger Syndrome Parent Support Group. Most importantly, she is the parent of an adult son with a developmental disability and other psychiatric disabilities.
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