May 31 Conference Call - HIPPY

Attending: 
Rochelle, Easter Seals
Ana Cox, Jacksonville
Brenda Waters, Odessa
Aliceson Pinkerton, Longview
Leti, Corpus Christi
Kathy, Odessa
Kit, Dallas County
Adriana, Dallas County


First of all - apologies for not posting the notes up in a timely way on this call!


During our call, we reviewed each of the Accreditation Standards that HIPPY USA holds all HIPPY programs to. Here are some of the questions and comments that came up:


Q: Do home visitors carry a mixed case load of 3, 4, 5 year olds, or is it preferred for them to specialize in one age? 


A: They carry a mixed case load - this allows us to keep everyone together for training, and to keep the caseloads based on geographic spread and not age. 


Q: Does the 1 hour per home visit include time for documentation / forms? How will this be impacted by the amount of data required by the benchmarks?


A: The bulk of additional documentation requires by the HHSC Benchmarks will be added onto the enrollment and exit of families each year. We have added a few items to the weekly home visit documentation, but not a significant amount. We've also added a mid year check in that may add about 10 minutes to one home visit mid year. 


Sites were asked to share their plans for parent meetings, where they would be held and any special partnerships they have. Here's what folks reported:

• Ana - meetings will be held at the local MHMR building, this is a central location
• Aliceson - meetings will be held at Wellness Point at the beginning, this is their main office
• Leti - meetings will be held in a childcare center that's included in Service Center's network of programs. Also, they are partnering with the local Children's Museum, to host at least one parent meeting there - this has been a very successful parent-child activity in the past.
• Brenda - meetings will be held at the Head Start facility - one that has a Gym so children can be there. 

The group decided that we would like to continue having biweekly calls at least until services begin.

Site visits will begin with Odessa - please give me dates as soon as you can so I can arrange for a trainer to come out. 

Carla