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Postnatal support. Listening: an under-valued health visiting skill
Health Visitor
|October 1, 1993
Summary
Health visitors can provide crucial emotional support to new parents. Training helps them shift from directive roles to empowering parents, fostering greater client control and well-being.
Area of Science:
- Health Visiting
- Parental Support
- Professional Training
Background:
- Parenthood is a critical period for emotional support.
- Health visitors are well-positioned to offer this support.
- Traditional training may foster directive roles, hindering client empowerment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a training program for health visitors.
- To enhance health visitor effectiveness in supporting new parents.
- To facilitate a shift from directive to empowering practice.
Main Methods:
- Development of a training program.
- Tailored to the needs of Oxford City health visitors.
- Focus on enhancing existing skills for client empowerment.
Main Results:
- The program was developed at the request of health visitors.
- Aimed to improve the use of skills for effective support.
- Designed to help practitioners encourage client autonomy.
Conclusions:
- Training is essential for health visitors to move beyond directive roles.
- Empowering clients is key during the early parenthood phase.
- This program enhances health visitors' ability to support parental well-being.