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Using Technology
To Enhance Efficiency for Home Visitation
Shawnn Hartley & Teresa WeyerParent Educator Supervisors
Why Are We Here?A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.- Margaret Mead
There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.- Nelson Mandela
Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.- Dr. Hiam Ginnot
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.- Benjamin Franklin
Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.- David Ogden Stiers
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.- Frederick Douglas
What is Home Visitation
People
Information
Change
What is Home Visitation
People
Information
Change
+ =
It’s a cycle
Information
Three areas of information
• Information that goes out• To parents, community members, referral
sources, etc, reporting, etc.…
• Information that comes in• From families, referral sources, community, etc…
• Information used within the program• CQI, supervision, reviews, etc..
What does it take to manage and disseminate
information?
Additional Issueswith Hard Copy
Usability
Human Error
Accuracy
- Save time- Less Space- Increase
Usability- Increase
Accuracy & Reliability
- Reduce Error
Technology as a
Helper
Why is Technology Important for Wyoming?
Challenges for Wyoming Home Visitation
• Travel• Long Distances• Weather
• Small, Remote Communities• Reaching these communities• Gaining acceptance and trust• Cost to benefit
• Infrastructure
• Collaborating with other agencies and community members.
• Perception of scarcity of resources and families to serve
• Economy is heavily driven by resource extraction• Boom/Bust
• Transiency• Work related• Service related• No roots
• Availability of services
• Isolation
Fremont and
Sweetwater are both
individually larger than the state of New Jersey.
The St. Louis Metro Area’s
population is
2,810,367
Welcome to Wyoming
How Technology Helps at a Program Level
•Documentation•Reporting, Contacts, Quality Assurance, Action Items• Shared documents
through Office 365
•Supervision•Audio/Video Recording
•Communication • Staff to Staff, Meeting with other agencies, trainings• Face time, Skype, Go to Meeting, Lync
• Informing and Engaging• Social media, website
Technology use in Home Visits
•Use iPads to help families access services• Online job
applications• Online applications
for services • Find contact
information
• Use iPads on home visits to enhance our work • Audio/Video Recording• Look up information
online • Review information
families have found online• Pull up the curriculum
on the iPad• Surveys
Visit Documentation and Data Tracking
Online curriculum
Visit Tracker
Benchmark Data Entry
Edinburgh Screening
Our Families and Technology•Texting
•Social Media
•Entertainment
• Information
90%
10%
Adults Having Cell Phones
58%
42%
Adults Having Smartphones
Age Income Education0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Smartphone Ownership
Cell Phone Activities 81% Send or receive texts
60% Access the internet
52% Send or receive email
50% Download apps
49% Directions or location based information
48% Listen to music
21% Video call or video chat
8% “Check in” / Share location
87%
13%
Adults Using the Internet
95%
5%
Teens Using the Internet
Age Income Education0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Internet Usage
What information is out there?
Visualizing for Change
What do you dream about??
What if we don’t change??
Thank You for Showing up on Friday
Resources and References
www.wycrp.org
www.facebook.com/wycrp
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/teens-fact-sheet/
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/
http://www.pewinternet.org/data-trend/internet-use/latest-stats/