Free, actionable resources on the HOPE framework
So you have completed your first training on promoting positive childhood experiences (PCEs) using the HOPE framework, now what? Many child- and family-serving professionals and organizations leave a HOPE training feeling energized and wanting to practice PCEs in their work. From the direct service-level to the organizational- and policy-level, there are a lot of ways to incorporate meaningful, strength-based changes that benefit children and families. When going through the first steps towards implementing the HOPE framework, knowing what resources you can use is the key to success.
The HOPE National Resource Center offers a number of actionable resources on how to practice the HOPE framework in your work. The HOPE framework is a flexible, customizable model, and we understand that each community priorities their unique needs, goals, and resources. We created (and continue to create) free, downloadable resources that guide professionals and organizations through the thought process of what will work best for the children and families in their community. From our resources, you can learn about your community’s needs and goals, analyze your practices and policies that hinder or help their goals, and how to successfully implement positive changes using the HOPE framework.
Start implementing the HOPE framework with these top resources
The resources below will help you start implementing the HOPE framework in your work:
HOPE one and two pagers
- These informational pagers share the mission of the HOPE National Resource Center and the basics of the HOPE framework. These short documents are great to share with the leaders in your organization to gain their support.
HOPE key terms and phrases
- This resource provides definitions for key phrases to better understand the HOPE framework. You can share this handout during your own HOPE trainings to help people understand what HOPE is all about.
The Four Building Blocks of HOPE
- This handout details the HOPE framework, centering on the Four Building Block of HOPE and shares examples of how you can promote access to them for children and families in your community.
Four ways to assess positive childhood experiences
- This handout shares the four research-informed methods to assessing and incorporating positive childhood experiences (PCEs) in your work, including standardized and conversational methods:
- Positive Childhood Experiences Scale
- Benevolent Childhood Experiences Screener
- The Four Building Blocks of HOPE
- Narrative therapy techniques
10 ways to promote positive experiences
- Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) have the power to build resilience and celebrate children and families’ inner strength. This resource provides 10 ways families and professionals can practice PCEs to give children memories of love and support.
HOPE-Informed screening and assessments
- This resource provides simple guidance to direct service professionals around delivering these tools in a HOPE-Informed way, from preparing the family for the screen or assessment through delivery and wrap-up. screenings and assessments throughout the entire process.
HOPE-Informed checklist of decision making
- This resource is a simple checklist that walks you through assessing if the decision you are making, policy you are creating, or tool you are considering is aligned with the HOPE framework.
- This simple checklist walks you through assessing if the decision you are making, policy you are creating, or tool you are considering is aligned with the HOPE framework.
HOPE-Informed supervision and leadership handout
- Through collaboration with HOPE Facilitators, we created this handout that walks leaders and supervisors through assessing their organization’s implementation of the HOPE framework. This resource can be paired with HOPE-Informed Checklist for Decision-Making.
Sector specific toolkits
HOPE for home visiting toolkit
- The HOPE for Home Visiting Toolkit offers practical examples, reflective prompts, and everyday practices that promote the Four Building Blocks of HOPE for the children and families you work with. We invite home visitors to engage with these ideas, reflect, and begin the steps to becoming more HOPE-informed.
HOPE for communities toolkit
- The HOPE for Communities Toolkit offers practical examples, reflective prompts, and everyday practices that can be adapted to the unique strengths of each community. We invite communities to engage with these ideas, reflect together, and begin the steps to a more HOPEful Community.
HOPE implementation evaluation toolkit
- The HOPE Evaluation Toolkit is a practical, flexible resource designed to help you understand and strengthen the impact of your HOPE-informed work. This toolkit offers a set of connected steps you can use in any order, so you can start where it makes the most sense for your work. Each section is designed to stand on its own while connecting to a larger process of learning and improvement.
HOPE toolkit for educators
- The HOPE for Educators Toolkit is for teachers, school staff, school counselors, and anyone who works in K-12. This toolkit was created in partnership with HOPE Facilitators and HOPE Champions working in the education sector, and a student intern from Tufts Medical School, and reviewed by our Family and Community Experts of HOPE (FACEs) subcommittee. Learn how to incorporate positive childhood experiences (PCEs) into your work with students and families by bringing HOPE to your schools, classrooms, and district.
HOPE for healthcare toolkit
- This comprehensive resource toolkit was developed in collaboration with HOPE Facilitators and Champions worldwide to support the integration of the HOPE framework into diverse healthcare settings. It includes evidence-based resources, practical strategies, training materials, workflow templates, interactive tools for patients, and supportive resources for families – all designed to help healthcare professionals promote positive childhood experiences (PCEs) in their daily practice.
How can we help you?
The HOPE National Resource Center offers a variety of training opportunities on the HOPE framework including online, self-paced courses, presentations and workshops, individual- and organization-level certification programs, and a network of certified HOPE trainers from around the world. If you have any questions, please contact us.
