Children often carry unique needs., especially if they have experienced trauma. The Hope for the Journey Conference is your gateway to a wealth of knowledge, understanding, and practical tools to help you in your own families and support children, parents, and families in your community. 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 is a care model designed to help meet the relational and developmental needs of children and youth impacted by trauma.
Outlined by Show Hope, the Hope for the Journey Conference also explores the gospel as foundational to TBRI and how churches and organizations can better support children and families in their ministries and communities. The conference includes 4 learning modules based on the principles of TBRI along with a fifth component, The Gospel + TBRI. Also included with each module is a “Going Deeper” teaching video on a select topic as well as a “Practical Perspective” video featuring the voices of adoptive and/or foster families or adult adoptees and/or foster youth alum. Check-in begins at 8:30 with a continental breakfast. Lunch will be provided. Certificates for CEUs will be given out at the end of the conference.
