SafeCare Modules
Parent-Child/Parent-Infant Interactions Module

This module consists of training on parent-infant interactions (birth to 8-10 months) and parent-child interactions (8-10 months to 5 years). The purpose of this module is to teach parents to provide engaging and stimulating activities, increase positive interactions, and prevent troublesome child behavior. The primary method for teaching this module is Planned Activities Training (PAT) Checklist. Providers observe parent-child play and /or daily routines and code for specific parenting behaviors. Positive behaviors are reinforced and problematic behaviors are addressed and modified during the in-home sessions. Providers teach parents to use PAT checklists to help structure their everyday activities. Parents also receive activity cards that have prompts for engaging in planned activities.

Home Safety Module
This module involves the identification and elimination of safety and health hazards by making them inaccessible to children. The Home Accident Prevention Inventory- Revised (HAPI-R) is a validated and reliable assessment checklist designed to help a provider measure the number of environmental and health hazards accessible to children in their homes. Rooms are evaluated using this assessment tool and then training takes place to assist parents in identifying and reducing the number of hazards and making them inaccessible to their children. Safety latches are supplied to families. This protocol is effective in significantly reducing hazards in the home and these reductions have been found to be maintained over time.