Intervention and coding manuals (described under Training Materials) are provided during pre-service training.
Implementing Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) -Infant
Implementation last updated: 2020
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Materials and forms to support implementation
Service delivery forms
Sample consent forms and program evaluation questionnaires are available.
Assessment tools
Parent coaches observe caregivers playing with their children before and after the intervention to assess how caregivers change on the targeted behaviors. During the certification process, the program development team gives trainees feedback on their coding of these assessments.
Curriculum
The 10 home visiting sessions follow a curriculum that addresses caregivers’ nurturing, whether they are following the lead of children and delighting in children’s behaviors, and whether they are avoiding behavior that could frighten children.
Available languages
Parent coaches can implement the model in English and Spanish, and they can also be supervised in English and Spanish. A guide for training in other languages has been developed and implemented in Russia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.
Fidelity measurement
Fidelity is measured as part of the certification and recertification processes (described under Pre-Service Staff Training).
Fidelity standards
Fidelity standards are based on the frequency and quality of “in the moment” comments. Coaches are required to meet a certain rate of commenting for each session (for example, one comment per minute), as well as a certain quality (for example, comments are on target 80 percent of the time).
Implementation notes
The information contained on this page was last updated in July 2020. Recommended further reading lists the sources for this information. In addition, the information contained in this profile was reviewed for accuracy by Dr. Caroline Roben on April 9, 2020. HomVEE reserves the right to edit the profile for clarity and consistency.