Handout 10: Peer Exchange
Sample WorksheetMy Role: home visitor My Co-Worker's Role: nutritionist
Activities I do to support parent involvement How my co-worker helps me I bring families healthy meal plans that use foods from their cultural traditions. I locate community information parents ask for ( for example, booklets on educational disabilities or family planning)
I work with parents to help their children develop good dental habits.
She gave me the idea and the information on food traditions. She holds workshops in community settings and helps make information relevant for Head Start families.
She arranged for a dentist office to contribute free toothbrush packets.
Activities my co-worker does to support parent involvement How I help my co-worker do them She helps develop nutrition-oriented curriculum from home-based programs. She holds monthly father/child dinners at the center.
I found a parent volunteer to help translate the nutrition information into Spanish. I talk it up, remind families close to the date and help them arrange transportation.
Peer Exchange WorksheetMy Role:_______________________ My Co-Worker's Role: ________________________
Activities I do to support parent involvement How my co-worker helps me Activities my co-worker does to support parent involvement How I help my co-worker do them