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The TBRI PodcastReflections from Dr. Karyn PurvisToday we're wrapping up our mini series with the KPICD founders and directors. This interview features audio footage from a 2014 interview with the late Dr. Karyn Purvis. Here she shares stories from her personal journey, the origins of the Institute, and her reflections on motherhood, faith, and caring for vulnerable children and families. As we close our 20th year as an Institute, we are ever grateful for the legacy of Dr. Karyn Purvis.
2025-12-1742 min
The Resilient Parenting PodcastResilient Parenting 101: A Brief Introduction to the 3 Main Principles of TBRI®Send us a textJoin Ken and Michelle as they discuss the three main principles of Trust-based Relational Intervention (TBRI)® : Empowering, Connecting and Correcting. TBRI® was developed in 1999 by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross. In 2018, Michelle was trained as a TBRI® Practitioner at The Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development in Fort Worth, Texas. From the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development website: "TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowerin...
2025-10-0722 min
The TBRI PodcastFriends from the Journey Celebrating our 20th AnniversaryJohn Warren, a TBRI Practitioner, TBRI Mentor, is the Community Engagement and Training Specialist at Methodist Children's Home. He joined us on the podcast to talk about his time with MCH and their journey to implement TBRI across their organization. John is a longtime friend of KPICD and also shares stories from our shared history and his favorite memories with Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross.
2025-08-2037 min
The Resilient Parenting PodcastSupporting Mental Health in Schools with Keith Orchard, Mental Health Coordinator for Coeur d' Alene Public SchoolsSend us a textJoin Ken and Michelle as they take a trip to beautiful Coeur d' Alene Idaho to chat with Keith Orchards, LCSW. Keith is an author, speaker and the Mental Health Coordinator for the Coeur d' Alene public school district. Keith is also the founder and owner of Orchard Consulting. Keith shared working with challenging students can be overwhelming and can lead to fatigue, low satisfaction and burnout. Keith and his team have created educator trainings that are foundational, relatable and, most importantly, practical. Educators of all levels leave with real world strategies that ca...
2025-07-2923 min
The TBRI PodcastCelebrating 20 Years of KPICD: Henry Milton2025 marks 20 years of KPICD, and we're chatting with some of our team to reflect on how the Institute has evolved during that time. Henry Milton is a longtime training and consultation specialist and shares what it was like to work with Drs. Purvis and Cross, the evolution of the work, and his hopes for the future.
2025-05-2130 min
The TBRI PodcastMeet the Trainer: Audris JordanOn this episode of the TBRI Podcast, our host, Sarah Mercado, sits down with Audris Jordan to talk about her work as a KPICD Training & Consultation Specialist, her experience with survivors of sex trafficking, and her TBRI Journey.
2025-04-0923 min
The TBRI PodcastHope for the JourneyWe’re kicking off season 11 of the TBRI Podcast with a conversation with Justin Myers. Justin is the Director of Programs at Show Hope, which is a TBRI Ambassador Organization and a longtime friend and partner of KPICD. Justin sat down with us today to talk about Hope for the Journey, which is a five-session online resource designed to equip parents, caregivers, church leaders, and professionals with tools to build connection and trust with the children and teens in their care.Hope for the Journey launches April 4, 2025! Links from this episode:Show Hope...
2025-04-0225 min
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveCuriosity and Connection With David CrossThe past is a place of reference not a place of residence. So what drives us forward? What keeps our momentum? Listen is as foster kid David shares his insights on growing forward.How many ex foster kids are professors? How many have dedicated their lives to improving the lives of children from hard places. Dr David Cross is uniquely placed to support you the adoptive parent and this episode is a gem. The paradox of helping your kids thrive is that it starts with you thriving. Listen in with big ears as David shares succinct and...
2025-04-0156 min
The TBRI PodcastPrioritizing Self-CareToday on the podcast, KPICD Team members Kari Dady, Geoff Nelson, and Amanda Purvis to talk about self-care. They discuss their successes and struggles with caring for themselves and also provide practical tools for implementing self-care.Check out our free download on self carehere!
2025-02-1245 min
The TBRI Podcast20 Years of KPICD and the Legacy of Dr. Karyn PurvisWe're kicking off the 20th year of the KPICD with Season 10 of the TBRI Podcast! On today's episode, Sarah Mercado and Emmelie Pickett talk about the evolution of KPICD through the years and share memories of Dr. Karyn Purvis.
Show Notes:
TCU FTDM
Healing Families Video Series
Dr. Karyn Purvis
Hill Creative Group
TBRI Practitioner Training
The Connected Child
Hope Connection Camp
Dr. David Cross
Dr. Cross’s podcast episode - stories from our Founder
...
2025-01-0845 min
The Empowered Parent PodcastThe Kids Are Going to be as Good as We Are with Daren Jones - S11 E13 (#173)Chris, Kayla, and Ryan sit down with their friend Daren Jones and reflect on all things parenting. Daren is the Associate Director of Training & Consultation services with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at TCU.
We recently had a conversation with our friend Daren Jones and reflected on all things parenting. In the midst of the discussion, Daren shared this piece of wisdom with us, "The kids are going to be as good as we are. So if we suck, guess what? We're going to have a long day." So, what are we doing to build...
2024-11-1533 min
The TBRI PodcastTalking TBRI® with Geoff NelsonWe're wrapping up season 8 of the TBRI Podcast with a "meet the trainer" chat with Geoff Nelson. Geoff is a Regional Training Specialist with KPICD.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Henry Milton
Methodist Childrens Home
HEB
Theme Song from Flash Gordon
Skytear
2024-05-2927 min
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E188] TBRI® in Staff CultureTBRI® is an attachment-based, 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. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection.
On today’s episode, our Safe and Secure Tennessee Program Team talks about how you can use these VERY principles to promote a healthy staff culture! Listen for WHAT a healthy staff culture looks like, HOW to take steps to build...
2024-04-1636 min
The TBRI PodcastMeeting the needs as non-direct care staffWhat does it look like to embrace TBRI from an administrative role? We could think of no better person to talk about this than Robin Shelander, newly retired KPICD Program Coordinator!
Links from this episode:
Show Notes
Travis County Collaborative For Children
Dr. Karyn Purvis tribute video
TBRI Practitioner Training
2024-02-0731 min
The TBRI PodcastTBRI® Camps with Brooks KaskelaToday's episode is all about TBRI Camps! Brooks Kaskela of Raise the Future joins to talk about her experience planning TBRI Camps. This episode is a wonderful resource for anyone planning therapeutic camps for children and families!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Raise the Future
TBRI Ambassador Organizations
Anna Palmer - Crossroads NOLA
Hope Connection Camp
Making Sense of Your Worth
TBRI Camps Podcast Episode with Dr. Casey Call
KPICD’s Trauma-Informed Camps Course
2024-01-3144 min
The TBRI PodcastKnowing Your Worth with Cindy LeeToday we are talking with Cindy Lee, who is a long-time friend and collaborator of KPICD, a TBRI mentor, licensed social worker, children’s book author, and, as you will hear, so much more. Cindy is the executive director and co-founder of the HALO Project. She is also the creator of many curriculums that focus on adults knowing their worth and moving toward earned-secure attachment, including Making Sense of your Worth and Building Freedom Within.
Links from today's episode:
Dr. Karyn Purvis
TBRI Practitioner Training
Lecture Series DVDs...
2024-01-1730 min
Together by AGCIThe Trauma-Informed Approach that is Changing Lives Around the WorldWe are so excited about our conversation with Amanda Purvis, consultant with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University and AGCI Board member. At KPICD, her main focus is instructing systems, organizations, and professionals working with children who have experienced trauma, in Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®). In addition to her incredible work with TBRI at KPICD, Amanda is the mother of five children, three of whom joined their family through adoption.This is a heartwarming episode filled with hope and the life-changing impacts of TBRI that Amanda has witnessed firsthand.
2023-09-2149 min
The TBRI PodcastTalking TBRI® with Amanda PurvisWe're kicking off Season 6 of the TBRI Podcast with a series featuring the KPICD Training and Consultation Specialists! In this episode, host Sarah Mercado chats with Amanda Purvis about her work at the Purvis Institute, her journey to TBRI, and a few rapid-fire questions, just for fun.
2023-09-1327 min
The TBRI PodcastTBRI® & Trauma-Informed CourtsToday we’re talking with Kari Dady about TBRI and Trauma-informed Courts. Kari is a Training Specialist with the KPICD and shares practical tips for integrating trauma-informed practices in the courtroom.
Linked References from this Episode:
Hope for the Journey Conference (Formerly the Empowered to Connect Conference)
Daren Jones
Scott Watters TBRI Podcast Episodes on TBRI & Teens
All Rise: For the Good of the Children Documentary
2023-06-1442 min
The TBRI PodcastThe Research Behind TBRI®Today we are taking a look into a very important aspect of the work of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development - our research! Several months ago, our host, Sarah Mercado sat down with two members of the KPICD research team, Dr. Danica Knight, and Dr. Erin Razuri. If you have ever wondered about the research behind TBRI or what research we’re currently conducting at the Institute, this episode is for you!
Linked References:
Dr. David Cross
TCU Psychology Graduate Programs
Dr. Karyn Purvis
TCU Institute of Behavioral Research
Hope Connection Camp
California Evidence-Based Cle...
2023-06-0728 minThe TBRI PodcastMeet Dr. Knight!This episode not only kicks off a new season of the podcast, but also the start of new era at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU. Effective January 1, 2023, Dr. Danica Knight stepped into the role of Rees-Jones Director of KPICD. In this episode, you'll hear all about Dr. Knight's journey to the Institute, her connection to Dr. David Cross, and what she hopes for the future.
Episode Webpage: https://child.tcu.edu/tbri-podcast-s05-e01-knight/
Links referenced in this episode:
A Leader Looks Back (Dr. David Cross on the TBRI Podcast)
TCU...
2023-05-3140 min
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E132] War and Resilience: How Ukrainians are Teaching the World Pt 3As the War in Ukraine passes the one year anniversary of its' bloody start, we sat down with 3 very special individuals who have been on the front lines of caring for the Ukrainian people.
Part 3 of our series features our friend Raya Shelashska. Raya is a Ukrainian, a PhD Student at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) and a mom working to begin bringing hope and healing to her country's people. She talks with us about life in Ukraine, what family and friends are facing in major cities like Kiev as well as small villages...
2023-03-1433 min
Social GeekStay Effing Positive: Trauma at WorkIngrid Schneider and Brett Larimer dive deep into the topic of trauma in the workplace with Amanda Purvis, a trauma expert from Texas Christian University - KPICD.
They explore how trauma affects our brains and bodies, how to support employees who have experienced trauma, and most importantly, how to do our own work as leaders to create a safe and supportive workplace. Amanda shares her expertise on the impact of trauma on employee well-being and offers practical advice on how to help employees cope and heal.
They also discuss how leaders can examine their own biases and...
2023-02-1651 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastDifferent School Approaches – Let Kids Be Kids!Dr. Rhea, Jill Wood and Amanda McMickle, are back to continue their discussion with guest moderator, Sarah Mercado, from KPICD, on unstructured play in schools. This time, they compare various play-focused school settings, the models behind them, and how to garner parental and school staff support.
Jill Wood founded Adventure Play at The Parish School in 2008 and has operated it since. Every year she grows towards a better understanding of play by: listening to children; reflecting on her own adult privilege; and being humbled by what is possible when you give children time to create their own...
2023-02-0637 minThe TBRI PodcastA Leader Looks BackDr. David Cross, co-founder and Director of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU, has announced his retirement. In this episode, Sarah Mercado talks with Dr. Cross about leadership, legacy, and memories from career at TCU and KPICD.
2022-12-2857 min
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveAttaching Securely With David CrossHow many ex foster kids are professors? How many have dedicated their lives to improving the lives of children from hard places. Dr David Cross is uniquely placed to support you the adoptive parent and this episode is a gem. The paradox of helping your kids thrive is that it starts with you thriving. Listen in with big ears as David shares succinct and clear insights into how you can make that happen.Here's some more about David and the Institute he leads from their website:Dr. David Cross is the Rees-Jones Director of the...
2022-11-1555 min
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveChange Starts With Us - Katie RinaudoKatie is the founder of OrphanWise, an alumna of Lee University and has a Master’s Degree in Holistic Child Development. She worked as a preschool teacher for six years and served a term as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Habitat for Humanity. She moved to Paraguay in 2015 and spent three years working in a children’s home, where she served as director of the home and house mother. She also taught English in the on-campus middle school and high school. Since becoming a TBRI Practitioner in 2018, Katie has been doing TBRI® Caregiver Training and TBRI® coaching in English and Spanish...
2022-05-1650 min
The TBRI PodcastFoster Care & TBRI®Today’s conversation is just in time for National Foster Care Month. Jamie Finn is the author of the book, Foster the Family, founder of the Foster the Family Organization, and a sought after speaker for foster and adoption conferences and events. Her popular social media accounts offer a glimpse into the real life of a foster parent and provide encouragement to thousands of foster parents. Jamie recently became a TBRI Practitioner and sat down with our host, Sarah Mercado, to chat about foster care, shifting our parenting paradigms, and TBRI.
Linked References from this episode:
...
2022-05-0433 min
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E75] Why Attachment is So Important with Dr. Jamie DeLunaWe're beginning a brand new series on building attachment and as we prepared for the series with our team we just couldn't think of a better way to lay the foundation of understanding than to throw it back to one of our favorite episodes with Dr. Jamie DeLuna from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at TCU.
In today's episode, one of the best researchers in her field, Dr. Jamie DeLuna from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, explains why understanding your own attachment style may be the most important thing you can do fo...
2022-03-1547 min
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E65] Throwback Episode: How to Change Social Systems with Daren Jones [E54 Replay]Happy New Year! We're so excited to bring you one of our favorite episodes of 2021 with one of our favorite humans on earth, Daren Jones! Daren works with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at TCU and is passionate about seeing the systems that are INTENDED to keep our children safe - actually do so. For YEARS now, he's worked in, on and around systems that care for/protect society's most vulnerable children and has been a pivotal part of TCU's work helping bring trauma informed, compassionate, brain-science based practices into use in these systems.
H...
2022-01-041h 07
The TBRI PodcastA Front Porch Conversation with Daren Jones and Troy McPeakThis episode is the first of a two-part conversation with Daren Jones and Troy McPeak. Daren is the Associate Director of Outreach at the KPICD, and Troy is the Associate Director of the Texas Model with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
A few months ago Daren and Troy sat down to talk about their TBRI journeys. If you’ve joined us for other episodes, you may have picked up on the theme that for many of us there’s a “before TBRI” and an “after TBRI moment” in our lives. Over the years we’ve had conversations around this the...
2021-06-1535 min
The TBRI PodcastTBRI® Correcting Principles with Sarah MercadoOn this episode, Emmelie Pickett interviews Sarah Mercado about the TBRI Correcting Principles. Sarah is a training specialist here at the KPICD and this episode is packed with so much wisdom and practical tools that you can try today.
TBRI Connecting Principles Episode
TBRI Empowering Principles Episode
CTAC
Trauma, The Brain, & TBRI Episode
Attachment: Why It Matters Episode
Travis County Collaborative for Children
3 Pillars of Trauma-wise Care
Life Values Printable
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
2021-06-0839 min
The TBRI PodcastAttachment: Why It MattersThis episode is all about one of the topics we're asked about most often: Attachment. Sarah Mercado sat down with Dr. Jamie DeLuna, KPICD Research Scientist, to dive into this foundational piece of TBRI®.
For links to the references in this episode, visit the episode's page on our website: https://child.tcu.edu/tbri-podcast-s01-e02/
2021-05-1852 min
The TBRI PodcastTrauma, the Brain, and TBRI®Today we’re talking with Amanda Purvis who is a Training Specialist with us here at the Institute. In her role, Amanda’s main focus is training professionals in TBRI and supporting organizations and systems who are implementing the model. Amanda has a background in Child Protective Services as well as foster care, and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Today, Amanda and our host, Sarah Mercado, chat about the impact of trauma on the brains, bodies, biology, and belief system of children who have experienced harm.
“When we understand trauma’s impact on the kids we...
2021-05-1137 min
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E38] The Brain, Body and Behavior Connection with Amanda PurvisHave you ever experienced behavior from your child that doesn't make any sense? Yeah, neither have we...but for everyone ELSE out there who has experienced perplexing behavior or tried to figure out why the same 'willfully disobedient' actions keep on happening - this episode is for you.
An immense amount of research has been published showing the connection between the body, the brain and behavior. Luckily for us, we've got Amanda Purvis from TCU's Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) here to explain those connections and to help us explore what could actually be happening i...
2021-05-0449 min
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E24] The Power of Understanding Attachment Styles and Cycles with Dr. Casey CallThis week we continue our conversation with TCU's Dr. Casey Call about attachment by talking through attachment styles and cycles. If you missed our first episode with Dr. Call, you will definitely want to listen to it before listening to this one! Dr. Call walks us through attachment styles and cycles and discusses the healing potential of when attachment is disrupted. A huge thank you again to Dr. Call and the team from the KPICD for helping us through this conversation!
To learn more about Empowered to Connect, visit our NEWLY BRANDED website empoweredtoconnect.org, find us o...
2021-02-0239 min
Connected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 11: Jenna + Bill LewisWe wrap up our series on Connected Educators with Sarah Mercado, and Jenna and Bill Lewis. This episode focuses specifically on parents and their part in education as school continues to adapt with COVID-19. Jenna and Bill share their heart for TBRI as well as some strategies that have worked well for their family with children in school.
Linked References from this Episode:
Hope Connection 2.0
Morning Star Foundation
Micro Current Neurofeedback
Chapter 4 of The Connected Child
Cook Children’s Medical Center
2021-02-0147 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 10: Sonya KellyWe continue our series on Connected Educators with Sarah Mercado, and Sonya Kelly, a school Principal at Western Hills Primary School in Fort Worth, TX. In this episode, Sarah and Sonya discuss how Western Hills incorporates TBRI with young students and helps to support their social/emotional wellbeing.
Linked References from this Episode:
FWISD
Western Hills Primary
Go Noodle
Dr. Casey Call
TCU CHDV students
The Alert Program: How Does Your Engine Run?
2021-02-0136 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 9: Jeni FranksWe continue our series on Connected Educators with Sarah Mercado, and Jeni Franks, a TBRI Practitioner and second grade teacher in Cour d’Alene, ID. Jeni’s passion for her students is so evident in this episode, and she gives wonderful tips for creatively connecting with her students, even through distance-learning or in a socially-distanced classroom.
Linked references from this episode:
Coeur D’alene ISD
Google Classroom
SeeSaw
2021-02-0132 min
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E23] The Power of Understanding Attachment with Dr. Casey Call2021 is here and it's not solved all of our problems (cue the sad horns). Have no fear though, because we are starting our new year with one of the leading experts in the field of Attachment Research and Theory, Dr. Casey Call from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD). In today's episode Dr. Call walks us through what we need to know as caregivers about how human beings attach and why it's important. This is a critical piece of understanding when it comes to caring for ourselves and other humans and you don't want to miss it!
2021-01-2638 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 8: Andi WestWe continue our series on Connected Educators with Sarah Mercado, and Andi West, who serves as Mental Health Coordinator with the Coeur d'Alene School District in North Idaho. In this role, Andi plans and facilitates district wide implementation of social and emotional learning and trauma sensitive practices. Andi is a TBRI Practitioner, TBRI Mentor and the co-founder of the North Idaho Trauma Care Collaborative. Andi’s passion for helping children feel safe really comes through in this episode, and we’re so happy she could share her wisdom with us.
“The most important thing is that every proced...
2020-09-2830 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 7: Amy AbellEpisode 7 of our Connected Educators series features a conversation with Amy Abell, who is a TBRI Practitioner, TBRI Mentor, and the owner of HopeAlight, LLC. This conversation is full of compassion for teachers, administration, students, and parents as we all try to navigate the start of school this year. Amy gives practical tips on how to apply trust-building, connected strategies with every person in the school system, resulting in a cohesive, trauma-informed learning environment.
Linked References from this episode
TBRI
Hanover College
Indiana University
Empowered to Connect
The Engine Plate
Name it to tame it
2020-09-1540 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 6: Kristy HernandezConnected Communities features conversations about Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) and its application within different communities of care and practice. TBRI is an attachment based, trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of children and families who have experienced adversity, early harm, toxic stress, or trauma.
Today you’ll hear a conversation between our host, Sarah Mercado, and Kristy Hernandez, who serves as the Director of Student Services for Moore Public Schools in Moore, OK. Kristy worked in education for over 30 years as a teacher, coach, counselor, and administrator. Under Kristy’s direction, Moore Public Schools has create...
2020-09-0437 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 5: Becky EvansEpisode 5 of our Connected Educators series features a conversation with Becky Evans who is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a District Intervention Counselor with Aledo Independent School District in Aledo, TX. This conversation with is full of practical tips for creating a trauma-informed, connected learning environment whether it's virtual or socially distanced. Becky shares about how she has seen teachers adapt TBRI strategies virtually - including virtual calming spaces!
Virtual calming spaces
Virtual Calming Room
Osseo Area Learning Center Virtual Calming Room
Northeast Metro Intermediate School District Virtual Calming Space
Virtual MindPeace Rooms (virtual calming for elementary, middle, and high sc...
2020-08-2837 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 4: Erin Stout & Heather StoreyToday we are so excited to share the experience of two teachers who use TBRI in their classrooms at Center Grove Middle School in Greenwood, Indiana.
You’ll hear from Heather Storey, who is in her 6th year as a 7th grade Language Arts teacher. You’ll also hear from Erin Stout, who is a 7th grade special education teacher. Both of these awesome teachers have truly embraced TBRI and give so many great ideas for connecting with students, empowering their bodies to be ready for learning, and reframing behavior – both in person and virtually. We hope t...
2020-08-2836 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 3: Faith PopeWelcome to Connected Communities, a podcast produced by TCU’s Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. You’re listening to listening to the third episode in our series about Connected Educators.
Connected Communities features conversations about Trust-Based Relational Intervention®
(TBRI®) and its application within different communities of care and practice. TBRI is an attachment based, trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of children who have experienced adversity, early harm, toxic stress, or trauma.
Today we’re featuring a conversation between our host, Sarah Mercado and Faith Pope, a TBRI Practitioner who serves a...
2020-08-1942 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 2: Teri WoodToday we’re featuring a conversation between our host, Sarah Mercado and Teri Wood, a TBRI Practitioner with a 30+ year career in education. Teri started out as a high school English teacher, has experience as a school counselor, district counseling coordinator. She currently serves as the TBRI Coordinator in Austin ISD in Austin, Texas.
In this episode, Teri shares how her district is equipping teachers and counselors to create trauma-informed classrooms virtually, highlighting the importance of implementation through a parallel process.
Referenced links in this episode:
· AISD
· TBRI Practitioner Training
·...
2020-08-1946 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastConnected Educators, Episode 1: Trauma-Informed Classrooms with Dr. Casey CallThis episode kicks off our first series: Connected Educators. We’ll talk with teachers, school counselors, administrators, and parents about the importance of creating a connected, trauma-informed classroom, especially in light of the back to school season during a pandemic. From virtual learning to socially distanced in-person instruction, fostering rich connections in the classroom is more important than ever.
For our first episode in the series, we’re sharing a conversation between Sarah Mercado and Dr. Casey Call, who you might recognize from our TBRI & Trauma-Informed Classrooms training. Sarah is our host here on Connected Comm...
2020-08-1429 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastDr. Casey Call - What is TBRI?Our second episode of Connected Communities features a conversation between our host and KPICD Training Specialist, Sarah Mercado, and Dr. Casey Call. Dr. Call is the Assistant Director of Education at the institute and also serves as an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the TCU Department of Psychology. Before we dive into our first series, we wanted to give a brief overview of Trust-Based Relational Intervention®. In this episode, Dr. Call shares from her rich experience and deep knowledge of TBRI. If you're new to TBRI, this episode is the perfect place to start.
Linked References f...
2020-08-1445 minConnected Communities: The TBRI PodcastDr. David Cross and the origin of TBRI®Connected Communities features conversations about Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) and its application within different communities of care and practice. TBRI is an attachment based, trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of children who have experienced adversity, early harm, toxic stress, or trauma.
In this first episode, you’ll hear a conversation between our host, Sarah Mercado and Dr. David Cross. Dr. Cross is the co-founder and Rees-Jones Director of the Purvis Institute. Sarah and Dr. Cross talk all about the Institute’s origin story, the creation of TBRI, and the importance of connection especially in the mi...
2020-08-1347 min