By: A. M. Houston
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A. M. Houston trained as a nurse and midwife and then focused on public health by training as a health visitor. She worked in the National Health Service in the UK for many years. A.M. Houston became interested in health research and left frontline practice to concentrate on community and family health and completed her PhD at King’s College London.
Dr. A.M. Houston returned to frontline community service and developed a special interest in child development, early learning, developing practice and most of all helping families with their pre-school children. Throughout her early years’ work, A. M. Houston passionately believed in the importance of reading to pre-school children as a valuable initial part of a child’s progress into education.
I think this would make an incredible audiobook told in the voice of the writer.
What a brilliant read!! Much more than a read actually… so generously told. I will read again and again. It could be a pod cast. I can hear the stories as if being told in person which makes the book even better! It is a book of such experience and golden nuggets of wisdom to all readers. Absolutely fantastic. It would be brilliant if it could be added to student reading lists. Genius. It is packed again with my hand luggage to read another time on the plane.
This book is a compendium of case studies that demonstrate the depth and breadth of Health Visiting practice. It demonstrates the complexity of the Health visitor's role. It is written with professionalism but also interjected with humorous anecdotes making it a compelling read.
The history of the service is outlined by reference to the author's journey towards her career. The studies demonstrate compassion, commitment, and a belief in the Health Visitors' role in coming alongside the clients but also working professionally within the multidisciplinary team.
It is a frank account of community practice, the lives of individuals and families, and the challenges and difficulties they face.
This is not an academic text, however, the Case Studies identified could be easily utilized as exemplars for Students of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Visiting in Enquiry-Based Learning. Footnotes and annotations identify reference sources. Health workers in the community setting could also draw on the material to support their decision-making in practice.
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