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TBRI Online Training
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TBRI® Online Training

Trust-Based Relational Intervention, or TBRI®, is an attachment-based intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles to meet attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. 

Join Us for TBRI® Caregiver Training Modules

Each module will be held via Zoom on Thursdays from 5:30 PM CST to approximately 8:30 PM CST, with a short break included. You may register for individual sessions or attend the full series. 

Learn More About TBRI®

Certificates & Training Completion 

  • A Certificate of Attendance will be provided after each module. 
  • Participants who complete all nine sessions (eight modules plus the Nurture Group) will earn a TBRI® Caregiver Training Certificate. 

Program Details 

  • Cost: $25 per module 
  • Participant Guide: Delivered virtually one week prior to your scheduled class 
  • Format: Highly interactive—participants are expected to have cameras on and actively engage with peers during class time 

This training offers practical tools and strategies to support caregivers in creating safe, connected and empowering environments for children. Whether you attend one session or all nine, you’ll gain valuable insights to strengthen your caregiving approach. 

All TBRI® training classes take place online.

Please note if fees are a hinderance to you enrolling in this program, you are welcome to contact us and apply for an Adoption Support Fund grant.

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Module Details

Module 1: Impacts on Development (February 5, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • What is TBRI®? 
  • Understanding Optimal Development 
  • Understanding Brain Growth 
  • Why Brain Development in Caregiving Matters 
  • The 5 B’s 
  • Protective Factors 
Module 2: The Attachment Cycle (February 19, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • The Attachment Cycle
  • 4 Skills of a Healthy Relationship
  • Giving Voice and Yeses
  • Introduction of the TBRI Principles
  • Willful Disobedience vs. Survival Behavior
Module 3: TBRI® Connecting Principles: Mindful Awareness (March 5, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • What is Attachment?
  • Attachment Patterns
  • Mindful Awareness
  • Development Secure Attachment Patterns
Module 4: TBRI® Connecting Principles: Engagement Strategies (March 19, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • Balancing Structure and Nurture
  • Exploring Caregiving Patterns
  • Engagement Strategies
Module 5: TBRI® Empowering Principles: Physiological Strategies (April 2, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • Introduction to Empowering Principles
  • Physiological Strategies
  • Sensory Processing Challenges and Sensory Preferences
Module 6: TBRI® Empowering Principles: Ecological Strategies (April 16, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • Ecological Strategies
  • The Importance of a Predictable Environment
  • Creating a More Predictable Environment
  • Scaffolding Self-Regulation
Module 7: TBRI® Connecting Principles: Proactive Strategies (April 30, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • Intro to Correcting Principles
  • The Mindset Shift
  • The 3 C’s/Goals of Correction
  • Proactive Strategies
Module 8: TBRI® Connecting Principles: Responsive Strategies (May 14, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • TBRI® Correcting Principles: Responsive Strategies
  • Setting the bar
  • The IDEAL Response
  • Levels of Response
  • Regulation and Felt-Safety
  • Rupture and Repair
TBRI® Nurture Group Module (May 28, 2026)

In this class, we will discuss:

  • Introducing Nurture Group
  • Some Proactive Strategies to Practice
  • The 6 Parts of a TBRI® Nurture Group

 

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