Family and Caregiver Engagement
Recognise the central role of the family in every child's life and develop strategies for family engagement, nurturing trust and rapport and building capabilities in them to co-deliver interventions
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Early Intervention Care and Education
Levels
Facilitate the involvement of families and caregivers in collaborative programmes
Use appropriate modes of communication to suit the needs of families and caregivers
Gather feedback from families and caregivers during engagements
Respect cultural backgrounds, strengths and individuality of families and caregivers
Maintain confidentiality and respect families’ and caregivers’ privacy rights
Support families and caregivers in playing an active role
Identify family or caregiver concerns and priorities
Respond appropriately to concerns of families or caregivers about their children
Facilitate mutual exchange of resources, information and feedback about children through regular interactions with families and caregivers
Identify relevant community resources to support family and caregiver engagements
Assist in coaching families and caregivers in class or at home to support learning and development of children
Engage families and care-givers in complementing the centre’s collaborative programmes
Assess support needs and the gaps in the families or caregivers’ understanding of children development based on their concerns and priorities
Educate families or caregivers on children development and the factors that impact development
Facilitate informed choice and decision making by families or caregivers
Build rapport with families that encourages mutual exchange of resources and information about children
Assess effectiveness of communication and engagement methods based on feedback received from families and caregivers
Promote positive learning outcomes for children through engagements with families and caregivers
Design activities and resources that encourage families’ or caregivers’ involvement in children’s education and care
Coach families and caregivers to support the learning and
development of children
Develop partnerships with families and caregivers
Plan and implement engagement platforms for the exchange of information among early intervention teachers, families and caregivers
Evaluate the effectiveness of collaborative projects in supporting the children, families and caregivers
Empower families or caregivers as active team members and equal partners in the entire process of the interventions and children's learning and development
Facilitate family or caregiver education programmes that strengthen family and caregiver role and involvement in childcare and education
Coach early intervention teachers to engage and build capabilities in families and caregivers to extend children’s participation to family and community life
Leverage on community resources to support families, caregivers and children
Develop a climate of care, respect and trust among early intervention teachers, families and caregivers
Plan and implement collaborative centre-wide projects that create opportunities for stakeholder involvement
Evaluate support needs of families and caregivers to determine appropriate engagement methods
Determine the skill levels and capacity of families or caregivers to support child development
Determine the scope and type of involvement required of families and caregivers
Develop engagement platforms, groups and feedback channels for Early Intervention Teachers, families and caregivers to interact and build trusting relationships
Monitor ongoing communication and exchange of information between Early Intervention Teachers, families and caregivers
Evaluate the home- centre-community engagement platforms and models
Evaluate the interactions and relationships of Early Intervention Teachers with families, caregivers and community stakeholders
Drive strategic planning and implementation of family and community engagements with the Centre Manager
Establish standards of practice for engagements with families, caregivers or community stakeholders
Establish shared networks of community stakeholders for the centres