Limited Time Offer: FREE TBRI® Class
Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) is at the heart of Families are Forever courses. In this FREE Introductory Course you’ll discover the beginnings of TBRI®, the benefits of a trauma-informed approach, and how this knowledge can assist in the healing process for a child from hard places.
Why Families Are Forever?
Families Are Forever™ (FAF) is a Hague-compliant, interactive, educational platform designed to prepare families for domestic or international adoption. FAF is the only online, on-demand training authorized and endorsed by the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) in the world. FAF uses Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) to bring knowledge and hands-on healing tools to caregivers and professionals who are caring for or working with children with a history of trauma.
It’s our goal to provide families with the tools and resources they need to become loving advocates for their adoptive children. While the journey can be challenging, FAF is here to give families the knowledge needed to make the road ahead a little easier.
What is Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®)?
Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) is at the heart of Families are Forever courses. In this FREE Introductory Course you’ll discover the beginnings of TBRI®, the benefits of a trauma-informed approach, and how this knowledge can assist in the healing process for a child from hard places.
Why TBRI®?
TBRI® is designed to meet the complex needs of children who have experienced adversity, early harm, toxic stress, and/or trauma. TBRI® offers practical tools for parents, caregivers, teachers, or anyone who works with children, to see the “whole child” in their care and help that child reach his highest potential.
TBRI® is rated by both the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse (CEBC) and the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse (PSC) for ‘Promising’ research evidence. You can learn more about the research supporting TBRI® at the KPICD website.
“Families are Forever has taken essential elements of Trust Based Relational Intervention® and broken them down into digestible portions of vital information for parents. Then added the element of connection and support through their online platform. They have not only infused the training process with invaluable information, but they have made it easy for people to engage with their online platform and flexible responding, it’s genius! Something I wish every adoptive family had access to.”
Amanda Purvis
Training Specialist at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, Texas Christian University
How Our Adoptive Parent Education Works
Families Are Forever™ provides sequential and relevant training for each phase of your adoption journey. After enrolling, each time you log in, your courses will continue from where you last left off. Following the completion of each course, you will receive your training certificates.
