Baby TALK Group Encounter Guideline for Preparation Date of Group Professional’s Name(s) Preparation What might prevent me from having an open mind as I think of facilitating this group? What materials do I want to have available? What Baby TALK curriculum will support families at this time? Age specific curriculum or other? Assessment Based on previous groups, what should I note in the environment and in how families respond? Affiliation What you might ask individuals about based on previous groups and the content of this group? Observation What do I specifically want to observe during this group? Developmental Behaviors What specific developmental behaviors do I want to support during this group? What activities will I use to support these behaviors? IELG Activity: Homemade Toy: Lapsit: Other: Baby TALK | Version 2017_01 | © All Rights Reserved Baby TALK Group Encounter Guideline for Preparation Areas of instruction: __ Child birth & child care __ Child growth & development, including prenatal development __ Family structure, function, & mgmt. __ Prenatal & postnatal care for mothers and infants __ Prevention of child abuse __ Physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, and __ Child safety and injury prevention psychological aspects of interpersonal & family relationships __ Parenting skill development What specific parent-child interactions have I observed in the past that I will build on during this group? System of Support Based on our previous groups, do I need to provide a specific resource for families? Is there a part of the families’ systems that I plan to discuss? Baby TALK | Version 2017_01 | © All Rights Reserved .