 Well Child Clinic
& CHIC
Immunization Clinic
Many middle income families who have private physicians choose to immunize
their children at a low cost at the Health Department's Immunization Clinic.
A Baby TALK teacher greets them and gives them the Well Child handout appropriate
to their child's age.
WELL CHILD ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
Many children under five receive their medical care and
immunizations in a clinical setting at the County Health Department
and CHIC (Community Health Improvement Center.) At these clinics,
Baby TALK's goals are:
- To join parents in current developmental issues
- To do anticipatory guidance about the weeks ahead
- To remind parents of developmental opportunities
- To refer for needed services
Parents are also given a journaling activity, recording
comments, growth, immunizations, and a brief message to their
child. Because parent and child are together at the clinic, this
presents an excellent opportunity for teachers to role model
positive communication and play. After each session, teachers
fill out a brief "encounter form" to chart progress they see in
each family.Staff also have the opportunity to read aloud to children
waiting to see the doctor. Children then select a book to take
home and keep.
OTHER USES FOR THE ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE CURRICULUM
This curriculum is used in nearly every aspect of the Baby TALK
program on an individual basis. When a parent calls the Warmline,
part of what she will receive in the mail will be the
age-appropriate section of this curriculum. When a family who
regularly attends Baby TALK Times or Lapsits has a child reach a
"milestone" age (or begin to exhibit behavior symptomatic of
these ages) that family is given the age-appropriate piece. If a
prenatal parent talks about behaviors of an older child, often
the Baby TALK staff member will share the Well Child curriculum
piece which most closely matches the sibling's age.
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