TBRI®

Upcoming TBRI®-related Events

Register now for the FREE Hope for the Journey 2025 Simulcast hosted by ORPARC in April!

The Children's Program still has room in their TBRI® parent group...Participants must reside in the state of Oregon. Free for parents with Care Oregon! Click here to learn more or to register here.

TBRI® Camp, June 17-20 at Beaverton Christian Church for foster & adoptive families by Rooted Families, Rooted Communities - Learn more here!

Websites

• Empowered to Connect
• Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development and en español
• Show Hope
• Suddenly Siblings - uses a TBRI® model
• TBRI® Courses by Families Are Forever - assorted fees
• TBRI® materials in other languages - many for purchase as digital downloads

TBRI® Practitioners

• Find local TBRI® Certified Practitioners
• The Children's Program in Portland runs regular TBRI® groups for parents - email Dr. Ally Burr-Harris aburrharris@childrensprogram.com
• TBRI® Pacific Northwest Collaborative - for TBRI®-focused professionals. Email orparc@nwresource.org to get connected.

For Educators

• A TBRI® Portrait
• Creating Trauma-Informed Classrooms
• TBRI® in the Classroom
• The Importance of Addressing Complex Trauma in Schools: Implementing Trust Based Relational Intervention in an Elementary School by TBRI®

Recommended Books & Articles

TBRI®-related Materials in ORPARC's library including TBRI® children's books by Cindy Lee

• Caught Between the Amygdala and a Hard Place by Karyn Purvis, PhD & 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 & David Cross, PhD
• Helping a Child Through Trauma by Sharla Kostelyk
• How to Build Trust with Your Foster & Adoptive Children by Foster VA
• Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI): A Systemic Approach to Complex Developmental Trauma by Purvis et al

Culturally specific

• Behavior is the Language of Unmet Needs by Amanda Purvis
• Let's Talk About Race & Adoption with Amanda Purvis by All God's Children Podcast (+transcript)
• On Trust-Based Relationships & Confronting Racism by TBRI® Staff
• Trust-based relationships across culture with David Randall by The TBRI® Podcast

Videos & Podcasts

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

• 7 Insights & 7 Gifts by Karyn Purvis (video series)
• Connection Before Correction by EPIC (video)
• Empowered to Connect - so many videos!
• Going Deeper - What is TBRI® with Daren Jones
• Introduction to TBRI® (videos)
  • TBRI® Animate: Attachment & en español
  • TBRI® Animate: The Ideal Response & en español
  • TBRI®: Trust-Based Relational Intervention & en español
  • TBRI® An Overview: Putting the Pieces Together
  • TBRI® Toxic Stress and the Brain & en español
• Talking TBRI with Daren Jones (video)
• The TBRI Podcast at the Karyn Purvis Institute & 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
  • Joshua Oswald's Story - hear from a teen's perspective
  • 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