The Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) have mandated that Early Head Start (EHS) programs implement coaching experiences for education staff (§ 1302.93, ACF 2016). Therefore, coaching in EHS with the home visitor-as-coachee warrants further attention. Despite multiple calls for coaching home visitors, there remains a lack of research on the delivery of coaching. In this study, five home visitors from one Early Head Start-Home-Based Option (EHS-HBO) site participated in coaching. All participants each completed seven (and one participant completed eight) individualized coaching sessions across 4 months for a total of 36 coaching sessions. Of these, 15 sessions were analyzed (beginning, middle, and end sessions for each home visitor). Guided by transformative learning theory and coaching phases in the extant literature, the aim of this study was to examine the processes that took place within individual sessions and across time. Results show that home visitors accomplished their goals and that there were variations within processes, including reflective thinking, questioning, and supportive talk.

提前开始计划绩效标准（HSPPS）要求提前提前开始（EHS）计划为教育人员实施教练经验（ACF 2016，第1302.93节）。因此，在EHS中与作为访客的家庭教练的教练值得进一步关注。尽管多次呼吁为家庭游客提供辅导，但是在提供辅导方面仍然缺乏研究。在这项研究中，来自一个早期抢先出发-基于家庭的选择（EHS-HBO）网站的五位家庭访问者参加了辅导。所有参与者在4个月内分别完成了7次（其中一名参与者完成了8次）个性化辅导课程，总共进行了36次辅导课程。其中，分析了15个会话（每个家庭访客的开始，中间和结束会话）。在变革性学习理论和现有文献中的辅导阶段的指导下，这项研究的目的是检查在各个会话中以及跨时间进行的过程。结果表明，来访者实现了他们的目标，并且过程中存在差异，包括反思性思考，质疑和支持性谈话。