Description

Our training on the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) framework aims to transform how we approach supporting children and families. The core objective is to demonstrate the profound impact of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) on fostering healthy development, even in the face of challenging situations like Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). We offer practical strategies to address difficult issues through the “Four Building Blocks of HOPE”: secure relationships, stable environments, active community engagement, and opportunities for emotional growth. You’ll learn how to immediately apply these positive, strengths-based concepts in your daily work, shifting focus from problems to actively boosting resilience and promoting positive development in children and families.

Course Format 

This training is designed for anyone working with children and families, including teachers, healthcare professionals, social workers, community leaders, and government officials. By participating, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of what truly helps children thrive and acquire actionable methods to facilitate those positive experiences. You’ll leave with practical tools and concepts for integrating the Four Building Blocks of HOPE into diverse scenarios, from individual conversations to policy development. This interactive, in-person training encourages reflection and sharing in both large and small group settings, allowing you to actively discuss how these principles apply directly to your own professional practice.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. 1.  Understand the core concepts of the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) framework.
   2. Differentiate between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and recognize the protective role of PCEs.
   3. Identify and describe the “Four Building Blocks of HOPE”: relationships, environment, social and civic engagement, and emotional growth.
   4. Learn how to apply strengths-based thinking in interactions with children, families, and communities.
   5. Develop practical strategies for integrating the Four Building Blocks of HOPE into professional practices and organizational settings.

To register, please click on the register tab above. If this is your first time registering for a conference at Boston Children’s Hospital, you will need to create an account. Returning users can log in to their account to complete the registration process.   

Registration Type	Regular Rate
Physician	$50.00
Nursing	$50.00
Principals, Counselors, Teachers, School Staff	$25.00

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with a registration receipt. Course access instructions will be sent a few days prior to the course launch. If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please direct all inquiries to cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu.

Online Course Cancellation, Transfer & Refund Policy
Due to the propriety materials and content of each course, online virtual courses orders are NOT eligible for refund, cancellation or transfer.

Other Terms and Conditions:
Online training courses may NOT be transferred to another Participant. Participants have 2 weeks to access any virtual online course content. Participants have until the expiration date to access and complete any enduring material courses. Boston Children’s Hospital CE is not responsible for user technical difficulties including loss of internet, power outages, etc. 

Cancellation of Services
Although highly unlikely, in case an event is canceled or postponed, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.

Refund Policy
Refunds will be made in the following ways: For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

 

Physician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 5.00 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston Children’s Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Boston Children’s Hospital maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 5.00 ACE CE continuing education credits.

Disclosure Policy 
Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.