Four ways providers can assess positive childhood experiences handout

Evidence-based approaches to access positive childhood experiences (PCEs)

Inquiring about strengths, learning proxy measures for resilience, and promoting access to positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are key components of the HOPE framework. There are many evidence-based approaches that providers can use to ask about PCEs when interacting with children and families.

This handout shares four research-informed methods to access PCEs including standardized and conversational methods:

• Positive Childhood Experiences Scale
• Benevolent Childhood Experiences Screener
• The Four Building Blocks of HOPE
• Narrative therapy techniques