What we do

  • Education & Professional Development

    Pathwaves Partnership raises awareness and provides education around the individual, familial, community, and societal outcomes of lived experiences. From the specifics of the content to the length of the training, these sessions or workshops are tailored to the needs of each audience or organization and provide a great team-building opportunity.

    Audience examples for HOPE sessions: educators, healthcare team members, administrators, parents, foster parents, grandparents, teens, and even kids!

    Pathwaves Partnership can also help coordinate YOUR professional development session. From researching and confirming speakers to the continuing education and food. Contact us to discuss your ideas.

    Continuing education for a variety of professionals is offered. See the FAQ & Resources page or contact us for details.

  • Professional Conference Presentations & Public Speaking

    Do you think learning about positive childhood experiences (PCEs), adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the health outcomes of lived experiences, or action steps to improve health and well-being would benefit your profession?

    Hilary has experience in pediatric healthcare, public health, community partnerships, and her own lived experiences to build an engaging presentation. She also utilizes interactive tools and techniques to engage the audience.

    Reach out to Pathwaves Partnership to discuss options for conference presentations, breakout sessions, or keynotes.

  • Healthcare or Nursing Consultation

    Hilary is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector. She has worked in multiple clinical settings and public health, while also having an intense passion for improving access and equitable care for children and their families.

  • Contractual Partnerships/Collaborations

    Is your personal or organizational capacity at its limit, but you have a project or program implementation need?

    Would you like to offer nursing contact hours at your next educational event?

    Contact us to discuss partnership opportunities to expand your bandwidth, benefit your team, and bring health and well-being to as many individuals and families as possible.

  • Training of HOPE Facilitators

    Is your organization interested in having a HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Facilitator on staff?

    Contact us to discuss options.

  • Professional Development Event Coordination

    Pathwaves Partnership can assist in planning professional development for health care teams. The services we offer are listed below; we can help with any or all of them!

    - Speaker connections, recommendations, and booking

    - Professional continuing education/contact hours for nurses, community health workers (MiCHWA), and early childhood professionals (MiRegistry)

    - Catered meals

    Please get in touch with us to discuss details and request a quote.

Upcoming Events

HOPE Offerings

  • This 1-hour session provides a brief overview of ACEs (adverse childhood experiences), introduces attendees to PCEs (positive childhood experiences), introduces the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Framework, and provides examples of practical application.

  • This 90-minute session provides everything included in the 1-hour Spreading HOPE Introduction, but also brings in sector and audience-specific research, local data, and discussion on practical application for attendees.

  • This 2-hour workshop is a combination of the 1-hour Spreading HOPE Introduction and concludes with The Brain Architecture Game, an interactive game where teams build a brain based on genetics, supports, and experiences in the first 8 years of life.

  • This 4-hour workshop is a combination of the 2-hour Diving Deeper into HOPE, The Brain Architecture Game, and facilitated discussion for practical application for next steps.

  • This session provides healthcare professionals with a brief overview of ACEs, introduction or review of PCEs, introduction or review of the HOPE Framework, how our lived experiences impact our health and the health of future generations, and how we can implement these health promoting concepts into everyday clinical practice.

  • Multiple factors determine the cost of our events, including the length, location, continuing education, and more. Our quotes typically range between $500 and $2500.

Contact Us to schedule your event

Event & Presentation Partners

  • Muskegon Great Start Collaborative

  • Muskegon Rescue Mission

  • United Way of the Lakeshore

  • Michigan Alternative Education Organization

  • Michigan Association of School Nurses

  • Michigan ACEs Initiative

  • White Lake Area Community Education

  • Michigan NAPNAP

  • Michigan Association of Local Public Health

  • Muskegon Area Intermediate School District

  • Cherry Health Americorps

  • Plainwell Community Schools

  • Ottawa County Department of Public Health

  • Ottawa County Great Start Collaborative

  • Community Mental Health of Ottawa County

  • HealthWest of Muskegon

  • District Health Department 10

  • The HOPE National Resource Center

  • Kent Intermediate School District

  • Stop Child Abuse & Neglect Council of Ottawa County

  • San Diego Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Orchard View Community Schools

  • Michigan Child & Adolescent School Health Conference

  • Orchard View School District

  • Kalamzoo RESA

  • Muskegon Public Health

Spreading HOPE in Muskegon

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Click HERE to read a summary of the work!

Pathwaves Partnership and Muskegon County Great Start Collaborative were awarded funding from the Sister Simone Courtade Grant Program, one of the Trinity Health Muskegon Community Impact Grants, to implement Spreading HOPE in Muskegon.

This funding provided multiple opportunities for parents, professionals, and community members to participate in training about the health impacts of lived experiences and the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Framework.

Professional continuing education was provided for our HOPE Workshops.

Spreading HOPE in Muskegon County was an upstream public health effort and a model for other counties to implement. This initiative reached over 150 individuals!

Contact us if you are interested in collaborating on a similar effort.

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Participant Comments

  • "I truly enjoyed your class. My mom and I already put it in action. (Hope)fully, it will help. Thank you!"

  • "I already try to live this way but from the HOPE training I was shown some really great data that drives me to maintain and keep growing in living this way."

  • "I would like to have HOPE presented to my staff to complement our work around trauma informed instruction."

  • "The facilitator was amazing, her energy was contagious."

  • "I would love to see you in the church settings as a workshop!"

  • "Wonderful workshop. It reminded me of the PERMA model created by Martin Seligman (positive psychology)."

  • "I am changing my dissertation topic to PCEs."

How will you use HOPE in your personal or professional life?

“As an affirmation to the work that we are doing and to help build the culture needed for effective trauma informed responses to the families and children we are serving.”

“I am going to be more aware of my Type 1 and Type 2 Thinking. I was a big Type 1 and my goal is to become more of a Type 2 Thinking.”

“I will use it for universal language when talking about ACEs.”

“By thinking from the other person’s perspective, don’t look for the negative (look for the positive!)”

“By educating parents on positive childhood experiences.”