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HOPE Train the Facilitator Certification

Spread HOPE in your community

We would love to have you as the newest HOPE Facilitator who helps to bring HOPE to your community! After completing the Train the Facilitator Certification program, you will be able to deliver the Introduction to HOPE workshop out in the community. You will be a driver in spreading the core concepts of the HOPE framework with key partners, community members, and staff.

What you will learn

At the end of the Train the Facilitator Certification program, you will be certified to provide your version of the Introduction to HOPE workshop tailored specifically to your community and sector

Hear from HOPE Facilitators

I have been able to offer HOPE information to the newest hospital residents in our town and I have been part of a team that updated our Kindergarten Readiness Evaluations to be strength-based rather than deficit-based. I use the HOPE lens in my daily work with the public and my coworkers as well as my personal life with my autistic child. I was recently part of a team to bring HOPE to our Commission.
Karla Kohler
First 5 Mendocino
Great training, well put together, concepts are easy to grasp and can be incorporated into work being done around ACEs
Nikki Berger
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
[I have] Brought awareness and interest to PCEs [positive childhood experiences]. People have been considering how Protective Factors and PCEs are connected and intersect.
Maria Cook
Early Childhood Support Network-Eastern Region
In spite of adverse experiences, positive experiences can mitigate their effects, allowing for healthy development in individuals. I like the fact that the HOPE framework can be incorporated into most companies in one way or another.
Marlene
United Parents
[I have been] Spreading the impact of positive childhood experiences and the HOPE framework not only to the caregivers of my patients, but all stakeholders involved with children and adolescents.

Lourdes Valdez, MD, MPH
The most helpful aspects of the Train the Facilitator training are the materials that are ready-made, and the on-going supports. Hearing others who are presenting the materials share how they add in activities, and opportunities for live experiences is so valuable!
Lana Frisby
Valley Oak Children's Services
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It [Train the Facilitator Certification program] emphasizes the ability to be flexible and adjust facilitation techniques to meet the specific needs of the group. Also the ability to build confidence by gaining a solid understanding of facilitation techniques and getting constructive feedback from the practices [is useful].

Legna Ortiz
Tampa Housing Authority-Bulding Hope
Instead of educating communities solely on ACEs, we have included PCEs [positive childhood experiences] as a tool for moving forward. Using the building blocks, we have created action steps for moving forward with ACEs and PCEs research.
Alex Cory
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
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The online videos [and] the opportunity to talk to others in the training [were the most helpful aspects.] DO IT!!

Vicki Kavanaugh
Arbor Circle
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The HOPE Framework provides a solution-based method for solving the most critical problems facing our communities today. It gives community leaders HOPE when collaborating to meet the needs of its citizens and creates a win-win situation for everyone.
Monica Gallant
Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley/Community Action for Safe Teens Coalition

Are you ready to become a Facilitator?

To be eligible for the Train the Facilitator Certification program, we ask that you:

  • Be a seasoned trainer with experience providing trainings or workshops;
  • Have participated in a live Introduction to HOPE workshop, completed the Spreading HOPE online course, or be willing to complete the online course prior to program launch date.

Each cohort will consist of 10-16 individuals working around the country in different sectors who want to Spread HOPE. Together, you’ll complete three virtual, interactive, hands-on sessions over the course of 4-6 weeks and end the program with a new HOPE certification. The program consists of three sessions each about two weeks apart with homework in between each session. The first session will be approximately 3 hours long. The following two sessions will each be 90 minutes and offer reflection and group sharing about the homework assignments.

The Train the Facilitator program costs $1,500 per person. Once completed, you will be certified to offer the Introduction to HOPE workshop and charge up to $1,500 per workshop. Certification also comes with the option of being listed on our website as a Facilitator for those looking for local trainers.

There are a limited number of scholarships available on a first come, first served basis for each Train the Facilitator cohort. If you are either self-employed or working for an organization with an annual operating budget under $250,000 without a staff development budget, please reach out to us for more details.

HOPE Facilitator Certification is valid for one year. To maintain your certification and have access to ongoing support, resources, and Office Hours, Facilitators will need to present at least two HOPE workshops per year and submit evaluations that are satisfactory or above.

Register for the next cohort

Each Train the Facilitator cohort will consist of 10-16 individuals and will complete three interactive, hands-on sessions over the course of 4-6 weeks.

Cohort 37

Session 1: June 5, 2 – 4:30 p.m. ET
Session 2: June 18, 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Session 3: July 1, 2 – 3 p.m. ET

Register for Cohort 37

Cohort 38

Session 1: July 15, 2 – 4:30 p.m. ET
Session 2: July 30, 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Session 3: August 13, 2 – 3 p.m. ET

Register for Cohort 38

Cohort 39

Session 1: August 14, 12:30-3:00 PM ET
Session 2: August 28, 1:00-2:30 PM ET
Session 3: September 10, 1:30-2:30 PM ET

Register for Cohort 39

Cohort 40

Session 1: September 9, 2:00-4:30 PM ET
Session 2: September 24, 1:00-2:30 PM ET
Session 3: October 14, 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Register for Cohort 40

Waitlist

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Contact us

Not sure if the Train the Facilitator Certification program is right for you? Reach out to us with any questions.

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