The role of virtual home visits with the use of coaching in early support for the development of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual home visits have become an essential tool in the provision of early support of development of children with disabilities. Thanks to such visits, support can be provided in the natural environment of the child's development and can be focused on the family. Virtual visits forces professionals to apply more coaching strategies to parents and requires parents to engage in a direct relationship with the child. In the first part of the article, the author presents the conditions that must be met for a virtual home visit to take place. Next, he characterizes the course of a virtual visit in accordance with the coaching method. In the third part of the article, the author highlights the most important advantages and disadvantages of virtual home visits.