Hope for the Journey Conference (virtual)

Congregations for Kids is partnering with Adoption Support Alliance to host Hope for the Journey, a virtual conference for parents and caregivers of children impacted by adoption and foster care.

This faith-based conference focuses on Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), a care model aimed at meeting the relational and developmental needs of youth who have experienced trauma.

The conference includes research-based tools to promote attachment and connection in families such as Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) methods developed by Drs. Karyn Purvis and David Cross at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU.  TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) is a care model designed to help meet relational and developmental needs of children and youth impacted by trauma. TBRI considers the whole child—his or her brain, biology, behavior, body, and beliefs—and provides parents and caregivers with practical tools and insight to help their child(ren) reach his or her high potential. And, perhaps most integral, at TBRI’s core is connection—the truth that connection builds trust, and trust builds healthy relationships.

Please note, there are some underlying Christian beliefs and principles that inform the TBRI approach and this conference.  We believe that non-Christians can benefit from the information presented.  However, we want you to be fully informed of the conference perspective before registering - whether it is an encouragement to you or a discouragement.

While our in-person event was hosted in April, you can still get virtual access to the conference through June 30, 2024.   Once you register for the conference, we will send you the link to access all five of the Hope for the Journey conference modules.