This blog is my place to vent and share resources with other parents of children of trauma. I try to be open and honest about my feelings in order to help others know they are not alone. Therapeutic parenting of adopted teenagers with RAD and other severe mental illnesses and issues (plus "neurotypical" teens) , is not easy, and there are time when I say what I feel... at the moment. We're all human!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Books and Methods Review - Connected/ Therapeutic Parenting - Karyn Purvis/ TBRI


Karyn Purvis



Dr. Purvis gives an overview lecture of Trust-Based Relational Intervention®. TBRI® 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.


“When you connect to the heart of a child, everything is possible.”
– Dr. Karyn Purvis


List of TBRI Providers

Marythemom:  I haven’t specifically used TBRI (it became more well-used after my children were older). At the one informational seminar I attended, I did see a lot of similarities to the techniques we already use.

The Connected ChildBring hope and healing to your adoptive family

Product Description
The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion.
Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you:
-- Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child -- Effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders --Discipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened

Reviews:

Review by Trauma Mama, Lori Van Roo

Amazon.com Reviews:
"...an extremely useful parenting handbook... truly outstanding because of its numerous examples of scripts and phrases that parents can use... this book is strongly recommended." -- Library Journal (starred review), April 1, 2007

Marythemom:  I haven’t read this one yet, but I’ve heard good things about it. 

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