TBRI®

Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) is a well-researched, attachment-based, trauma-informed, family-friendly intervention for complex trauma that we’ve been sharing about for years. All ORPARC family support specialists complete basic training in TBRI®. The evidence is clear: TBRI® works! In fact, TBRI® is even officially considered an evidenced-based model. Please reference our Attachment, Life Story Work and Trauma pages for more resources.

HOLT International is hosting a TBRI Family Summer Overnight Camp August 7-12, in Silverton, OR: Learn more about cost, application & details here!

Websites

Empowered to Connect
Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development and en español
TBRI® materials in other languages - many for purchase as digital downloads

TBRI Practitioners

Find local TBRI® Certified Practitioners
The Children's Program runs regular TBRI® groups for parents - email Dr. Ally Burr-Harris aburrharris@childrensprogram.com

For Educators

Recommended Books & Articles

Caught Between the Amygdala and a Hard Place by Karyn Purvis, PhD and David Cross, PhD
Coregulation - How's Your Engine Running? by Adoption Adventures in the Mountains
Engine Plates by 4Kids
The Healing Power of “Giving Voice” by Karyn Purvis, PhD and David Cross, PhD
Helping a Child Through Trauma by Sharla Kostelyk
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI): A Systemic Approach to Complex Developmental Trauma by Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, Donald F. Dansereau, and Sheri R. Parris

Videos & Podcasts

Did you know that every one of ORPARC's free Short Supports videos features elements and concepts from TBRI? View the collection here, with more still to come!

Introduction to TBRI®
TBRI® Animate: Attachment and en español
TBRI® Animate: The Ideal Response and en español
TBRI®: Trust-Based Relational Intervention and en español
TBRI® An Overview: Putting the Pieces Together
TBRI® Toxic Stress and the Brain and en español
The TBRI Podcast at the Karyn Purvis Institute and en español - many episodes!
The Trust-Based Lunch Break by Holt
Trauma Informed Parenting Video Series with Cindy Lee - author in ORPARC's library!
Tools That Can Help at School
Show Hope Videos
- A Sensory World: Understanding TBRI® Principles with Special Insights from Marti Smith - author in ORPARC's library!
- Understanding TBRI® Connecting Principles for Connecting with Youth with Dr. Melody Aguayo

Featuring TBRI® - "Hope for the Journey" Conference

"Hope for the Journey" 2023 was a GREAT conference! Please plan to join us again in April 2024.

Check out this special clip from 2021 where a teen tells his incredibly moving story of foster care adoption. Ever wonder about the hard truths teens are confronting around adoption? Hear what Joshua Oswald has to say.