Title: Introduction to HOPE: Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences
Date: April 4th, 2025
Time: 10- 12pm CST/ 11-1pm EST
Description: Join us for practical guidance in implementing a strengths-based approach that identifies, celebrates, and promotes access to key Positive Childhood Experiences critical to the health and thriving of all children. We will review the research behind Positive Childhood Experiences, how that research led to the development of the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Framework, and what individuals can do to create a village that prioritizes access to the Four Building Blocks of HOPE to promote resilience for all children. Whether you’re a direct service provider, prevention partner, educator, or community organizer, come learn about how you can use the HOPE framework in the work you do to support the children and families in your community.
Learning Objectives:
Understanding the research behind Positive Childhood Experiences
Practice using "Type 2 thinking" to see strengths first
Reviewing the Four Building Blocks of HOPE and how they promote health and well-being
Presenter(s):
Sarah Manley Judkins, MSW, ECMH-E®
Sarah Manley Judkins, the Child Welfare Sector Coordinator, joined AIMHiTN through it’s progressive work in the 0-6 world. She graduated from Belmont University with her Bachelor’s of Social Work, and Tennessee State University with her Master’s of Social Work.
After working in the child welfare world, in various shapes and forms, for about a decade, the bulk of Sarah's work was in the severe child abuse unit with child protective services investigations. After that, she worked in inpatient mental health treatment. Sarah is passionate about the importance of early childhood years. Having two young children, Sarah feels more than ever before, a passion to make the lives of babies better.
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Rachel Hanson, MS, CLC, IMH-E®
Rachel Hanson graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a degree in social work and a Master’s degree in Psychology with a focus in Child and Adolescent Development from Capella University. Rachel started work in community mental health working with at-risk youth providing family behavioral therapy. Currently, Rachel is the Project Manager for Healthy Start Tennessee at Centerstone, a maternal health and infant/early childhood mental health grant. Prior to being the Project Manager, Rachel was an in-home therapist specializing in perinatal mood disorders. Rachel is a Resilient TN Building Strong Brains Tennessee, HOPE Champion, and FAN trainer. Rachel has a large focus for collective impact in the community in order to address gaps and disparities that impact families and community members. Rachel resides in Lawrenceburg, TN with her husband and three children.