TBRI® Caregiver Training - An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Caregiving

25 Belmont Street,Worcester MA 01605

23 October, 2021

Description

TBRI® is a trauma-informed intervention that equips caregivers and professionals to care for youth who have a history of adversity. TBRI® Caregiver Training: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care What: This training will introduce the foundation and principles of Trust-Based Relational Intervention®. TBRI® is developed from the work of Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. Davis Cross through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University. TBRI® is a caregiving intervention that empowers caregivers and professionals to create within their homes and practices cultures of felt-safety, trust, attachment, and, ultimately, hope and healing. The training will help attendees better understand the needs of children with a history of adversity and overview some practical TBRI® principles that equip the caregiver to provide compassionate and competent care to the children in their life. When: Saturday, October 23rd from 9 AM -12:30 PM Where: The Journey Community Church, 25 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA. The church is a red, brick building that faces Belmont Street. Parking is located right behind the church building off of Fountain Street (side street off of Belmont). See image below. How Much: Registration is $15/person or $25/couple. Registration includes training content, materials, and refreshments. Scholarships are available for those who wish to attend but hindered by the registration fee. Please don't hestiate to reach out for details about financial assistance. COVID Policies We will be following local event requirements for masking and social distancing. Worcester currently has a mask mandate in effect for all indoor public places including places of assembly. Hence, particpants in this traiing will need to wear masks unless the mandate is lifted. COVID-19 Warning An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens and guests with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By visiting the attending this event, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. Health Acknowledgment By registering for and attending this event, you acknowledge that you understand and will abide by all current health-and-safety requirements, including the current mask mandate in effect in the City of Worcester. Guests who are under isolation or quarantine orders must not attend the event. By attending the event, you are confirming that you and all persons in your party are not experiencing any of the symptoms of COVID-19 identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at CDC.gov; that you are not in contact with or have been in contact with, someone with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 without completing a 10-day quarantine; and, that you are not under any self-quarantine orders. Fostering Hope New England partners with The Journey Community Church to provide this resource to help equip foster/adoptive parents and child welfare professionals as they care for children from hard places. The Journey Community Church is an ethnically diverse, intergenerational family of Christ followers in Worcester committed to loving God, loving one another, and loving their city in Jesus’ name. Fostering Hope New England empowers churches and individuals to care for children and families impacted by foster care. Our vision is the dream of a day when ZERO children in foster care are waiting for a safe, supported familiy to care for them. By helping to provide and develop resources like trauma-informed training, wrap-around support communities and more, Fostering Hope seeks to ensure that foster and adoptive families have the tools and encouragement they need to provide homes that maximize the potential for hope and healing of the children from hard places they care for. Please contact [email protected] with questions or to request more information.