Home Visitor Training Plan

• Start with a short module on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.

• Learn more about Kansas MIECHV by visiting the Kansas MIECHV information page.

• Learn about key MIECHV state partners.

Read the Kansas MIECHV Operations Manual. This manual is also available in the "Quick Links" section at the bottom of most of the pages on this site.

Home visitors should be familiar with the manual to understand expectations and their role within the Kansas MIECHV program.

DAISEY is the system of record for Kansas MIECHV where all LIAs are expected to track program progress such as capacity, benchmarks, and priority population demographics. Home visitors are expected to understand how their LIA uses DAISEY to meeting reporting requirement.

To get started with DAISEY:

• Visit the DAISEY Solutions site to learn more about DAISEY.

• Talk to your supervisor about expectations for data entry in your program. If you need access to DAISEY for data entry, your supervisor must request access for you.

• Learn about the MIECHV Benchmarks tracked in DAISEY.

• Track reporting deadlines as outlined in the Kansas MIECHV Operations Manual.

• Understand the required screening tools and the role of screening tools in Kansas MIECHV benchmark data collection.

• Look throught the DAISEY Data Dictionary to understand the data collected in DAISEY and Tech Briefs for answers to some frequently asked DAISEY questions.

Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS) is a communication tool to support best practices in social service referral and coordination among community partners. Kansas MIECHV utilizes IRIS to make, receive, track, and respond to referrals for coordinated intake. IRIS is also used to coordinate referrals with other service providers in the community.

Home visitors should discuss how their program uses IRIS to track coordinated intake and referrals with their supervisor.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a systematic approach to examining program processes and improving family outcomes through regular data collection and the use of change strategies. CQI is a continuous and ongoing effort focused on promoting a culture of quality.

Learn more with the CQI 101 introduction modules:

• The Basics of CQI: Definitions, Rationale, & Features

• Key Driver Diagrams: Bringing Your CQI Goals Into Focus

• The PSDA Process: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Our Kansas MIECHV Evaluation is a Coordinated State Evaluation (CSE) which convenes multiple states focusing on the same evaluation topic monthly to collaborate and learn from each other throughout the evaluation process. We also engage home visitors and supervisors throughout the evaluation process to ensure we focus on the right topics, measure the right things, and interpret results correctly.

The state home visiting team gathered information from key stakeholders in Kansas Home Visiting to conduct a statewide needs assessment.

The 2020 Kansas MIECHV Statewide Needs Assessment details how this evaluation effort is used for decision-making for home visiting programs in Kansas.

• Did you know that you can connect your Institute account to a Kansas LMS account? Just Sign In to the Kansas Home Visiting LMS with your Institute account to link your accounts!

• Learn how you can Share My Progress with supervisors, co-workers, and state leads.