TBRI Caregiver Training

Course overview

TBRI is an attachment-based, evidence-based, and trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. The TBRI Caregiver Training is designed for TBRI Practitioners to train caregivers, broadly speaking, within their organization in Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), equipping staff/caregivers with the skills and tools needed to be successful in their various roles. TBRI is a holistic, attachment-based, evidence-based, and trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. The TBRI Caregiver Training offers training on 4 TBRI topics: 1 Introduction & Overview - a TBRI primer, 2 Empowering Principles - address physical needs, 3 Connecting Principles - address attachment needs, 4 Correcting Principles - address fear-based behaviors. This course will meet every two weeks or every other week. Trainer: Jenn Werden, Jenn began learning about TBRI in 2019 when she was in the deep trenches of needing help supporting her son and his needs. She initially completed the Caregiver Training in March 2020 and has repeated the course to hear from multiple practitioners. In May of 2021, she became a TBRI Practitioner after undergoing an intensive 40-hour training from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development based at Texas Christian University. She jumped right in and hosted her first Caregiver Training in the summer of 2021 and has been supporting caregivers through a trauma-informed, connection and attachment-focused lens since. Jenn earned her bachelor's degree in social work from Florida State University in 2021. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in the same field and is expected to complete the degree in August 2024.