# 8 Ways Home Visitors Can Facilitate Family Empowerment

### At-a-glance

##### Topics
Children & families, Early intervention, Family engagement, Home visiting

##### Resource Types
Tip sheets

##### Author
Ruth E. Cook, Ph.D., & Shirley N. Sparks, M.S., CCC-SLP

##### Year
2022

For home visitors, it’s important to build a strong, effective, and healthy relationships with the families that they work with. Adapted from Ruth Cook’s and Shirley Sparks’ new book, [_The Art and Practice of Home Visiting, Second Edition_](https://products.brookespublishing.com/The-Art-and-Practice-of-Home-Visiting-Second-Edition-P1289.aspx), here are eight ways to create a respectful relationship with families that will lead to facilitation of family empowerment.

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