ABOUT TBRI
Trust-BasedRelationalintervention
Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is an evidence-based, trauma-informed model designed to help children, youth, and adults who have experiencedadversity.DevelopedbytheKarynPurvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University,TBRItrainsadultstobuildtrust,respondto challenging behavior with compassion, structure, andfosterhealingenvironments.
Maxine Clark & Bob Fox
ABOUT
TheCenterfor RelationalHealing
The Center for Relational Healing is an emerging support system based in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Using certified Trust-Based Relational Intervention practitioners we equip professionals who work with traumatized childrenandyouthwithtoolstounderstandtheimpactof trauma on the developing brain, and to respond with empoweringprinciples.TheCenterwilltrainprofessionals to build trust, respond to challenging behavior with compassion, and structure, and to foster healing environments.
The Center supports professionals in shifting from reactive models to proactive, relational strategies that promotesafety,stability,andresilience.
GOALS& OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCETBRI
Expandawarenessofthislife-alteringtraining that benefits not only the child but the professionals who work with them and the communityasawhole.
TRAINAREAPROFESSIONALS
Train area professionals who engage with justice-involved and other traumatized youth via multiple disciplines to develop trust-based bondsthathaveproventoaltertheviolentand othernegativebehaviors.
IMPROVEMENTALHEALTH
By broadly employing TBRI in the St. Louis region, By equipping professionals with tools to manage stress and build meaningful connections, TBRI fosters mental wellness not only in youth they support by promoting healing,trust,andlong-termresilience,butalso intheprofessionalsthemselves.
REDUCEVIOLENCE&CRIME
Through this ground-breaking intervention, our goal is toequipprofessionalswitheffectivetoolstochangethe behaviors of children and youth who have been exposed to adverse childhood experiences. By interupting negative behavior we also reduce the numbetofyouthpunishedand/orincarcerated.
