Engaging with PCEs through everyday observations This resource shares questions to ask, signs to look for, and different cues for each of the Four Building Blocks of HOPE. Home visitors can use this resource to help identify PCEs happening in…
Reframe using the HOPE framework Reframing is more than “putting a positive spin” on something, it’s a professional skill that helps us see families through a strengths-based, trauma-informed lens. This resource uses the Four Building Blocks of HOPE to guide…
Using HOPE and Motivational Interviewing to promote PCEs To help home visitors use the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) framework alongside Motivational Interviewing (MI) to build trust, identify strengths, and support families in creating nurturing, stable environments for children.
Naming strengths and promoting resilience This resource was created for home visitors to identify and affirm aspects of families lives through the HOPE framework to foster wellbeing, even in the face of adversity. Even when risk factors are visible, families…
A quick guide to promote PCEs This pocket guide is designed to give home visitors quick, practical prompts to reinforce the HOPE framework during visits and on-the-go. Tips and helpful questions are shared for each of the Four Building Blocks…
Promoting positive childhood experiences in communities 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,…
Nine steps of evaluating the impact of the HOPE framework The HOPE Evaluation Toolkit is a practical, flexible resource designed to help you understand and strengthen the impact of your HOPE-informed work. This is not a course, and it’s…
Incorporating the HOPE framework during a clinical supervision session These simulation videos present two different versions of a clinical supervision session. One video shows the supervisor using the HOPE framework when speaking to the employee. The other video presents a…
Getting children out of “The Moment” ‘The Moment’ is something all children (and adults) experience; it refers to a period of being emotionally overwhelmed, caused by intense feelings of anger, anxiety, or distress. This resource provides 11 ways to help…
Stay calm in the classroom during conflict and chaos. Staying calm during times of conflict and chaos in the classroom can be challenging. When we lose our cool it can escalate situations and make them worse. To better keep yourself…