Hope Chest: Good Reading
The study of hope involves events, activities, and research projects carried out by staff and members of the Hope Foundation, community partnership projects, hope literature by other practitioners and scholars, and collaboration of researchers across disciplines.
We have a wide selection of articles, books, dissertations, etc. available at the Jack Chesney Resource Centre. We also have some articles available on-line by Dr. Ronna Jevne, Wendy Edey, and others.
The Hope Foundation has a series of monographs presenting aspects of the work this unique research and service agency is doing. Several books are also available.
It is a well documented fact that persons confronted with life threatening diseases do much better when they possess substantial levels of hope. They have shorter hospital stays, live longer, sustain higher levels of quality of life, and, in many cases, actually defeat the "odds."
The purpose of hope research is to:
- to gain a better understanding of this thing we call "hope"
- find means of enhancing the hope of persons in hope-deficit situations
- increase the capacity of caregivers to enhance hope in the people with which they interact
- Therefore, the purpose of the Hope Chest is to share with all interested persons a sample of what we at The Hope Foundation know about hope.
Articles About Hope
Population Survey of Albertans: Hope Fact Sheets (PDF)
10 Ways for Parents to Remain Hopeful
- Remember, children learn from what we do, not what we say.
- Listen and validate your child's fears and concerns to better understand how and/or which hope strategies might be appropriate.
- Create a hope kit for the family.
- Use the hope language of "yet" and "when".
- Look for hopeful signs in the community.
- Share stories from your child's past to remember strategies he/she used to help in a fearful, stressful, or problem situation.
- Do something to help someone in need.
- Find ways to exercise and have fun at the same time.
- Schedule time together where you are both forced to concentrate on learning or participating in a new activity or old activity that you both enjoy.
- Plan ways to celebrate small accomplishments together and with family and friends.