These videos were created to demonstrate concepts and skills to support UMBC HVTC trainings. Longer training videos demonstrate simulated home visit encounters and specialist information and recommendations on various training topics. Shorter skills videos demonstrate specific communication strategies as well as screening and other skills to meet the challenges of home visiting professionals.

Monique Knight is a parent and resident at the Family Recovery Program.




Martha Velez, MD is a Pediatrician at the Johns Hopkins Center for Addiction and Pregnancy.

In this video Dr. Metwally discusses the pharmacological and non-pharmacological care of substance exposed infants.

Dr. Katrina Mark and Dr. Marc Fishman discuss how pregnancy in the life of a substance using woman can be a time for great motivation and change.

This video example shows a home visitor screening for prescription drugs.

Many home visitors experience more “privilege” growing up than the families they work with. In this video, a supervisor reflects on how her privilege has impacted her work with families.

Many home visitors experienced more “privilege” growing up than the families they work with. In this video, a supervisor discusses how this has impacted her work with families.

Christopher Welsh, MD is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He also works at several substance abuse clinics.


Rachel Grimes discusses what mom's need from providers from her perspective as a mother in recovery from using substances.

Rachel discusses the process of how she became willing to seek treatment and recovery.

This video demonstrates an interaction that ruptured trust and empathy in the home visiting relationship. It then shows how the home visitor works to re-establish a positive relationship using multiple motivational communication strategies.

This video demonstrates an interaction that ruptured trust and empathy in the home visiting relationship. It then shows how the home visitor works to re-establish a positive relationship using multiple motivational communication strategies.



Here Dr. Chris Welsh and Jocelyn Gainers discuss relapse as part of the process through treatment and recovery.

This video demonstrates an interaction that ruptured trust and empathy in the home visiting relationship. It then shows how the home visitor works to re-establish a positive relationship using multiple motivational communication strategies.

This video demonstrates an interaction that ruptured trust and empathy in the home visiting relationship. It then shows how the home visitor works to re-establish a positive relationship using multiple motivational communication strategies.

Dr. Marc Fishman discusses the Safe Habor Program, a program that allows pregnant women to bring their children while they receive substance use treatment.

In this example, a home visitor summarizes a caregivers plans to reduce substance use.

In this example, a home visitor summarizes a caregivers plans to reduce substance use.