The <a href="https://spreadinghope.mylearnworlds.com/courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HOPE Learning Hub</a> transforms lives and communities by offering knowledge and tools to implement HOPE-informed practice. By shifting how we see, talk about, and promote equitable access to positive childhood experiences, we are actively supporting all children&rsquo;s development into healthy, resilient adults.
Here you will find online courses about HOPE and how to implement HOPE-informed practices.
Available Courses:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Spreading HOPE: An Introduction to the HOPE Framework</li>
<li>HOPE and Antiracism Approaches</li>
<li>HOPE and Substance Use Prevention, Intervention and Treatment</li>
<li>HOPE and Pediatric Residency (Beta Mode)</li>
</ul>
Learn more about the available courses! Some courses even offer the chance to earn Continuing Education Credits!

Online Courses

The research team at the HOPE National Resource Center is working to further the knowledge of how positive childhood experiences (PCEs) affect health outcomes. We value partnerships with other organizations and agencies in conducting novel research projects focused on the importance of PCEs and using a strengths-based approach when working with children and families. &nbsp;&nbsp;
Some of our <a href="https://positiveexperience.org/our-research/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent work</a> has included a robust literature review of research looking at how PCEs affect health outcomes and a more in-depth review specific to the engagement building block. We recently completed a pilot study of integrating the HOPE framework into pediatric practice through academic detailing and will have a publication out soon. Some of our most exciting work has been with our partners at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzing data on PCEs collected through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey from four states. We plan to publish a series of three papers based on this data, the first is currently in review and reports the prevalence of PCEs across demographics, the second will examine PCEs and physical, mental, and behavioral health conditions, and the third will look at the interaction of PCEs and ACEs and how they affect health outcomes.&nbsp;
We are always looking for new research ideas and opportunities as well as partnerships with other organizations. If you have ideas for future areas of study where the HOPE framework may be relevant, we would love to hear from you!&nbsp;
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HOPE Research

We Want to Hear from YOU!
We strive to make the HOPE Summit better each year. If you have any suggestions of what you would like to see, please use the <a href="https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9GqinWIoqg2JFem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evaluation form</a> to share your thoughts with us!

Summit Evaluation

This year&rsquo;s keynote address by Aimee Zietz will focus on organizational adoption and implementation of the HOPE framework. This incredible session will explore ideas on how to integrate HOPE across multiple levels, while elevating &ldquo;real life&rdquo; lessons learned through the YMCA of San Diego&rsquo;s journey with HOPE over the last few years.&nbsp;

Aimee Zeitz, MFT

Keynote Address by Aimee Zeitz, MFT

Break / Networking / Booths 

We have heard of the line "hurt people, hurt people" and for some, if not most of us, experiences of hurt and pain started at home. The family can be the place where adverse childhood experiences happen.&nbsp;
Yet, the family can also be the place to learn about resilience, growth mindset, and hope. It can also be the starting place to promote strengths, understanding and advocating of needs, and most importantly learning about emotional regulation and co-regulation.&nbsp;
It is true that hurt people, hurt people. Yet settled bodies, settle bodies. In this session we explore the question, how might we create a family environment where we can promote stability, security, safety, trust, and belonging?
In this workshop, Lana will present:&nbsp;
<ol>
<li>The importance of shifting our lens from deficits (pathogenic) to strengths -based (salutogenic) practices at home&nbsp;</li>
<li>How we can practice the use of the "Platinum rule" (Do unto others how others would like to be treated)&nbsp;</li>
<li>How emotional regulation and co-regulation supports in promoting calm, collected and connected states.</li>
</ol>

Lana Kristine Jelenjev

Laura Gallant

Isabella Pagnozzi

What's STRONG with Us?

Resilience is often seen as situated within the individual and defined as &ldquo;positive adaptation despite adversity.&rdquo; These ideas are problematic because they place the locus of solutions to problems and the process of change entirely on the individual, implicitly blame the individual experiencing adversity, and minimize or exonerate communities and society from their responsibility to deal with adverse social conditions. An expanded definition of resilience, reflected in new Strengthening Families materials from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, emphasizes the need to consider factors across all levels of the social ecology&mdash;societal, community, relational, and individual&mdash;that impact the lives of children, youth, parents, and families and help to build or undermine resilience.
A series of question prompts will be presented to the audience that will seek their reflections on: (a) the rationale for redefining the construct &ldquo;resilience&rdquo;; (b) the revised definition; and (c) examples of factors across each level of the social ecology that undermine and/or facilitate resilience.
Audience members will be able to:
<ol>
<li>Critique the rationale for redefining the construct &ldquo;resilience&rdquo; and the revised definition.</li>
<li>Identify societal, community, relational, and individual level factors that undermine resilience.</li>
<li>Propose examples of ways societal, community, relational, and individual level factors can be employed in their work to build resilience.</li>
</ol>

Cailin O'Connor

Charlyn Harper Browne

Redefining Resilience within the SF Framework

IdahoAEYC (Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children) brings together communities, leaders, parents, child care providers, and educators who believe all Idaho&rsquo;s children deserve a chance at quality learning to help them grow and develop. In our presentation, we will showcase how we are spreading the good news of HOPE across the state of Idaho through networks of Early Learning Collaboratives, Communities of Practice and partnerships with passionate people and organizations.&nbsp;
Good people have always done a good job of caring for children. Our first activity will be to identify the challenges we&rsquo;ve faced in Idaho and encourage participants to explore their own challenges. Our next activity will be to share how we overcame challenges through grassroots efforts and ask for participants to brainstorm their own strengths and potential networks.&nbsp; By the end of our presentation, participants will make a plan to start growing their networks and community connections as they share the Building Blocks of HOPE within their state.
We recognize that the strength of Idaho lies in our diverse communities. Through small but significant changes and using strengths-based approaches to practices by imbedding the Strengthening Families and HOPE Building Blocks Frameworks into the foundation of how we do things, we can reduce stress in families and create positive experiences that will lead to better outcomes for children. We are seeing how Moments of HOPE are supporting family engagement and improving children&rsquo;s overall wellness and school readiness&hellip; from the ground up!
Learning Objectives:
<ul>
<li>Discuss how Idaho overcame it&rsquo;s challenges and deficits through grassroots implementation of HOPE across the state</li>
<li>Participants will identify the challenges they face in sharing the Building Blocks of HOPE</li>
<li>Participants will make a plan to grow their community connections and networks from the ground up</li>
</ul>

Maureen Durning

Amanda Mills

HOPE from the Ground Up

To ensure that all young children have what they need to thrive, the role of parents must be elevated in society. Family engagement is the systematic inclusion of parents in the planning and evaluation of programs and institutions that promote children&rsquo;s learning and well-being. Research shows that successful family engagement leads to positive outcomes for children, families, and communities. Participants will hear from Magda Rodriguez, Senior Director of National Strategy and a national family engagement expert; and from Qin Li, Senior Program Manager of The Ripple Program, a parent alum who began her journey as a parent leader and now oversees the Ripple Program across Massachusetts.&nbsp;
During this workshop, participants will explore family engagement as a tool for systems change that ensures parents are seen as agents of change. There will be opportunities for participants to engage in discussions and small group activities around the common challenges organizations face when implementing family engagement; and practical strategies on how to overcome barriers and develop sustainable and culturally relevant family engagement programs. Throughout the workshop, participants will hear about several effective Community Impact Projects led by parent leaders in partnership with agencies in Massachusetts. At the end, participants will have the opportunity to identify the most pressing needs in family engagement.
Learning Objectives:
<ol>
<li>Explore the challenges agencies and families encountered when implementing family engagement strategies&nbsp;</li>
<li>Study 2 community impact projects to identify the key elements for building family engagement practices that focus on systems change and on elevating the role that parents play in child development.</li>
<li>Work in small groups to self-identify the unique challenges participants are facing when engaging parents.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Develop a 3 step plan to enhance or initiate current family engagement program.</li>
</ol>

Qin Li

Magda Rodriguez

The Ripple Effect of Parent Leadership

Childhood problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) affect a significant number of children and families. Those individuals impacted need acceptance, nonjudgment, and appropriate treatment. Yet, it can be difficult to find support after PSB occurs, as many professionals and those in the public view children who engage in PSB to be beyond hope. In this session, attendees will learn about (1) the difference between typical and problematic sexual behaviors among children, (2) needs of children and families impacted, and (3) HOPE-informed ways to increase organizational responsiveness to and inclusion of families impacted by PSB.
This session will aim to (1) describe the differences between typical and problematic childhood sexual behaviors, (2) dispel myths, and (3) discuss needs of parents, children who engage in PSB, and other children, before moving into practical, HOPE-informed suggestions that organizations can consider to increase their responsiveness and inclusion of families impacted by PSB. These steps will consider staff at all levels of a non-profit organization. Attendees will consider a families&rsquo; entire experience with an organization, from the first phone call through conclusion of services, and discuss the places where families impacted by PSB may find themselves feeling alienated, misunderstood, or even discriminated against.&nbsp;
Throughout the session, attendees will reflect on their organizations&rsquo; current strengths and opportunities to grow responding to PSB. The facilitator will encourage attendees to share questions and challenges. Attendees will choose at least one action step they can implement to work towards a more intentionally responsive and inclusive environment for families impacted by PSB.
Learning Objectives:
<ul>
<li>To distinguish typical sexual behaviors from problematic sexual behaviors among school-aged children</li>
<li>To dispel myths associated with working with families impacted by problematic sexual behavior</li>
<li>To understand the needs of impacted families and possible organizational approaches to meet those needs</li>
<li>To choose at least one action to implement that will increase your organizations&rsquo; inclusion of families impacted by problematic sexual behavior</li>
</ul>

Amie Myrick

Creating an Inclusive Environment for Children with Problematic Sexual Behaviors and their Families

Why is building a resilient workforce important? Resilience can help manage stress and motivate them to face challenges with determination. Employees who feel supported are often happier, healthier, and more productive. This interactive workshop session will discuss how employers can use the four building blocks of HOPE (Relationships, Environment, Engagement and Emotional Growth) to support their employees and help build skills for resilience.
Learning Objectives:
<ol>
<li>Learn about ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and PCEs (Positive Childhood Experiences) and their potential impact on worker performance.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Introduce the 4 building blocks of HOPE and their role in building skills for resilience.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Brainstorm, discuss and generate action steps to take towards building resilience in the workplace.</li>
</ol>

Dana Book

Building Workplace Resilience through HOPE

Join us for an insightful journey as we peel away the profound power of optimism beyond wishful thinking. This workshop invites you into multiple paired and small group conversations to apply Standard 2: Supporting Family Strengths and Resilience in professional practice.
The process of &ldquo;Unveiling Strengths&rdquo; dismantles the blindfold of toxic positivity, revealing a genuine strengths-based approach that enhances health, enriches relationships, and fosters well-being from early years into adulthood. A strengths-based approach catalyzes meaningful partnerships engaging in planning and implementation toward HOPE.&nbsp;
This workshop transcends mere positivity, recognizing and navigating the strengths and complexities inherent in real-life experiences. Delve into the delicate balance of staying authentically strengths-based without falling into the pitfalls of toxic positivity.&nbsp;
Learning Objectives:
<ul>
<li>Identify Strengths-Based Principles that enhance partnerships.</li>
<li>Analyze the polarity of navigating strengths and obstacles inherent in real-life experiences.</li>
<li>Applying the Science of Hope to manage the tensions of strengths-based work within complex human systems.</li>
</ul>
Don&rsquo;t miss this opportunity to discover how the science of hope is integrated within the HOPE Standard 2: Supporting Family Strengths and Resilience.

Christine Zimmerman, LMSW

Angela Rau

Unveiling Strengths Navigating Beyond Wishful Thinking and Persisting in the Face of Adversity

This presentation is designed to re-invigorate safe infant sleep education and provide a new, HOPE-informed, community-developed messaging and communication framework, the &ldquo;Safe Sleep Plan&rdquo;. The &ldquo;Safe Sleep Plan&rdquo; messaging framework was designed to provide parents and caregivers with comprehensive, evidence-based information about safe infant sleep practices in an empowering, non-judgmental, culturally relevant, non-fear-based way. The presentation will discuss how the &ldquo;Safe Sleep Plan&rdquo; messaging framework and process for developing this framework align with HOPE standards 2 and 3 and center the building blocks of Relationships, Environment, and Emotional Growth. The presentation will include discussion of information about sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and SUID prevention, synthesis of research and discussion of the need to change how we message and communicate about safe sleep, discussion of the &ldquo;Safe Sleep Plan&rdquo; messaging framework, and discussion of the process for developing this framework, which involved reviewing literature, seeking feedback from current and expectant parents and professionals, and using all these sources of wisdom to create the final products. Audience participation will be incorporated throughout the presentation with game-like polls and Jamboard. Through these engagement opportunities, participants will be asked a combination of reflective questions to connect presented information to HOPE, and survey questions to bring forward the wisdom and experiences of the group. Participants will gain access to the new, HOPE-informed suite of SUID prevention materials developed by Spokane Regional Health District which can be adopted or adapted for other communities. Participants will leave with inspiration and strategies to incorporate HOPE into campaigns.&nbsp;
Learning Objectives:
<ol>
<li>Describe how HOPE can be used in public health campaigns to promote supportive, empowering, culturally appropriate communication, with the example of the 2023 Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) prevention project.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Define the &ldquo;Safe Sleep Plan&rdquo;, a novel, HOPE-informed, risk-mitigation based communication and messaging strategy involving the presentation of safe sleep recommendations and creation of individualized safe sleep plans to increase individuals&rsquo; behavioral intention for safe infant sleep.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Increase awareness of the multitude of factors the influence actual infant sleep practices and describe HOPE-informed conversation and messaging strategies for professionals to empower parents and caregivers to reduce SUID risk in all scenarios.&nbsp;</li>
</ol>

Mia Morton

HOPE-Informed Public Health Messaging and Communication: The Safe Sleep Plan

This session introduces the Engagement In Action (EnAct!) framework and places efforts to promote the HOPE framework in the larger context of the children&rsquo;s health system&rsquo;s transformation. EnAct! was designed to serve as a national model for state and local implementation and focuses on translating the science of healthy development by scaling strategies, innovations, and policies to equitably promote child flourishing, school readiness, and family resilience, foster positive childhood experiences (PCEs), and prevent and mitigate the impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).&nbsp;
The EnAct! framework achieves its positive health equity purpose using a through-any-door family engaged approach powered by interoperable whole child and family assessment and data sharing tools and HOPE-aligned health promotion interventions. Together, they drive collaborations across health care, early childhood systems, and community partners as they work to close persistent gaps in the utilization, quality, and equity of preventive and developmental services for children aged 0-5. In full alignment with the national Bright Futures Guidelines, healthcare and state early childhood systems&rsquo; goals, and performance standards and evidence-based strategies, the EnAct! approach works to leverage system strengths and overcome barriers to real engagement and coordinated, cross-system action so all children and families thrive! The EnAct! framework is offered to accelerate progress by bolstering and building the capacity of families, communities, children&rsquo;s health care, and all early childhood systems to partner in the joyful work to measurably improve the well-being of all children and families, as well as that of the professionals that serve them.

Christina Bethell

Meeting the Moment to Take Positive Health Equity to Scale: Leveraging the Engagement In Action Framework to Catalyze Integrated Early Childhood Health Systems 

Break / Open Networking / Booths 

The HOPE framework is being used to transform care and communities across the US and abroad. In this one-hour conversation with HOPE leadership, we&rsquo;ll answer your questions about what this transformation looks like in different parts of the world and how you can deepen your HOPE implementation regardless of where you are in the HOPE journey.&nbsp;
Submit your questions about HOPE and HOPE Implementation <a href="https://forms.gle/dxgniJQ4ikLcri8d7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
During this session, join us for HOPE Bingo for a chance to win HOPE swag!!

Fourth Annual HOPE Summit: The HOPE Transformation

Agenda

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Robert Sege, MD, PhD, FAAP

Aimee Zeitz, MFT

Leonard Burton

Lana Kristine Jelenjev

Darla Biel

Jakob Schmall

Christine Zimmerman, LMSW

Angela Rau

Amie Myrick

Brenda McChesney

Maureen Durning

Darbi Hunt

Amanda Mills

Danell Spillman

Yvonne Epps

Qin Li

Magda Rodriguez

Mia Morton

Gretchen Pianka

Christina Bethell

Dana Book

Lodia Ruiz

Abby Shull

Brandi Paniagua

Miriam Silman

Cailin O'Connor

Charlyn Harper Browne

Connie White

Amanda Winn, MSW

Natalia Lewis

Jessica Frausto

LaTysa Flowers-Jackson

Eliza Purdue

Allison Stephens, PhD, MEd

Dina Burstein

Isabella Pagnozzi

Laura Gallant

Alexis Thomason, MsED, CMT-P

Brittni Flood

Karissa Perez

Kuhoo We & Goliath

Event Support - Glen

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Online Courses

HOPE Research

Summit Evaluation

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