Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) Parenting Course
This Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) parenting course is based on evidenced based practices developed through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. TBRI was initially modeled as an approach for children from “hard places” through Hope Connection®, a research and intervention project created in 1999 by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross. Christy became a TBRI Practitioner in December of 2023. Contact Christy for more information on TBRI parenting sessions.
TBRI is an intervention for children who have experienced early adversity, toxic-stress, and trauma that has caused difficulties in attaching to their caregivers. Oftentimes, experiences of early adversity manifests into the behaviors that caregivers struggle to address. This is because trauma impacts children’s brain, body, biology, and beliefs in ways that are not always transparent. TBRI teaches caregivers to see past “behaviors" and meet the hidden needs that drive them.
IS THIS APPROACH FOR ME?
Through this course, caregivers will learn about the attachment process, how to help heal relational wounds, opportunities to facilitate the four skills of healthy relationships, and how to support nurturing connection with their child. Once this occurs, children can build upon felt-safety, connection, and self-regulation from which they grow and thrive.
TBRI is constructed around three core principles of Connection, Empowerment, and Correction. Through this course caregivers will explore opportunities to engage with their children and facilitate emotional expression and behavioral regulation. While TBRI was initially modeled as an approach to children from foster care and adoption backgrounds, the core principles taught in this course can benefit anyone struggling with their child’s emotional escalations, behavioral dysregulation, and parent-child relationship.
Caregivers that may benefit from this course may experience:
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Disconnection from their child
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Confusion around child’s behavior and frequent outbursts
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Frustration to address repetitive patterns of misbehavior
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Desire to support their child’s complex needs and heal previous relational wounds