The TBRI Podcast

On this episode, we continue our front porch conversation with Daren Jones and Troy McPeak. In this episode Daren and Troy talk about the progression of using TBRI professionally to its impact on personal relationships and family life, as well as Troy's experience using TBRI in the juvenile justice setting.

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This 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 theme with caregivers, parents, and TBRI Practitioners, and we’re excited to bring some of those discussions to the podcast.

Today is the first of what we hope will be many “front porch” conversations about trust-based relationships. Daren and Troy talk about how they were both “voluntold” to attend TBRI Training through the Institute, and how that experience has shaped the way they see the world, their work with vulnerable children and youth, and also how they reflect on their own histories. 

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On 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. 

Dr. David Cross is the co-founder and Rees-Jones Director of our Institute and also the co-creator of TBRI, so it was extra special to have him on the podcast. This episode is a great overview of the TBRI Empowering Principles. Dr. Cross gives a little history of the Empowering Principles and their place in TBRI, and touches on everything from self-regulation to meeting sensory needs, to transitions, and some of the newer developments of the TBRI Empowering Principles.

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Amanda Purvis is back to talk about the TBRI Connecting Principles! This episode is packed with information about why meaningful connection is so important, and practical ways to implement these principles.

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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. 

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Amanda Purvis is a Training Specialist with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at TCU. As training specialist, Amanda’s main focus is instructing professionals working with children who have experienced trauma, in Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®). TBRI, a holistic, attachment-based, and trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children, offers practical tools for caregivers to help those in their care reach their highest potential.

Amanda earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Metropolitan State University in Denver, CO. She began her career working in Child Protective Services as an intake worker. She then transitioned to foster care and post-adoption support, where she spent a decade of her career before beginning her work with the Purvis Institute in December 2017.

Amanda lives in Castle Rock, CO with her husband and five children, and their dog, Hamilton.

Sarah Mercado is a Training Specialist with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD). As training specialist, Sarah’s main focus is instructing professionals working with children who have experienced trauma, in Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®). TBRI®, a holistic, attachment-based, and trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children, offers practical tools for caregivers to help those in their care reach their highest potential.

Sarah earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She began her career as a direct care staff working with adolescent boys living in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). After serving in the RTC for several years, she shifted her focus to foster care, where she was Regional Director for a foster and adoption agency.

Sarah spent 20 years serving youth and families within residential and foster care settings as a direct-care worker and trainer before beginning her work with the Purvis Institute in May 2016. Sarah lives near Austin, TX with her husband, AJ, and their two children.

The TBRI® Podcast features conversations all about Trust-Based Relational Intervention® - an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. Season 1 launches in May 2021! 

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