SIMULCAST: Hope for the Journey Conference (on-demand viewing available)

The Journeys Program is happy to be able to offer a limited number of registrations for individuals and families to attend this national virtual conference (at their own pace) at a greatly discounted rate. You must reside in Wisconsin in order to take advantage of this household rate. Once registered, you may log in to continue your viewing any time through June 30th.

The Hope for the Journey Conference will equip parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children impacted by adoption and foster care, and further resource churches in their endeavors to be beacons of hope and encouragement for families in their congregation and surrounding communities.

This year’s schedule will include five high-level learning modules based on the foundational principles of TBRI along with a segment on The Gospel + TBRI specifically looking at what it means for a church to be trauma-competent. Embedded within each learning module will be a “Going Deeper” teaching video on a select topic, and also included will be one practical, encouraging “Practical Perspectives” video featuring the voices of adult adoptees as well as adoptive and foster families.

Modules will include:

Learning Module 1: An Intro to TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) 1 hr 15 mins Learning Module 2: Connecting Principles 1 hr 15 mins
Learning Module 3: Empowering Principles 1 hr 15 mins
Learning Module 4: Correcting Principles 1 hr 15 mins
Learning Module 5: TBRI + the Gospel 1 hr 15 mins

With new faces, new stories, and new insight, the 2024 Hope for the Journey Conference will structurally mirror previous conferences with five high-level, more focused learning modules as well as opportunities to go deeper on select topics within each module topic. We will also hear from families and individuals impacted by adoption and/or foster care—whether as parents or adult adoptees and foster care alumni. And finally, the Hope for the Journey Conference will also continue to build on TBRI principles and how those principles intersect with our faith.

Special hosts at the conference will include Show Hope Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, along with Show Hope’s Executive Director Kristin Parks. Long-time affiliate organization and partner, the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU will also be sharing teaching, insight, and practical application aimed at parents and families.

Registrants will find a simulcast link and access code on the online event page, as well as a workbook pdf which you can print out. You can access this page by clicking on "View the Event" within your registration confirmation email. You will have access to the event on one device through June 30th, 2024.

Please note: This is a faith-based conference put on by the non-profit organization, Show Hope. For more information on the conference content, visit - https://showhope.org/hope-for-the-journey-resources/

Learning Objectives of the Hope for the Journey Conference

• To help understand the specific needs of the whole child; the principles of Connecting, Empowering, Correcting; and practical steps that can help children thrive.
• To provide an in-depth look at the impact of trauma on children, including effects on brain development, neurochemistry, sensory processing, attachment behaviors, and the ability to self-regulate.
• To encourage parents to consider their own histories, attachment styles, and what role it may play in their child’s process of developing secure attachment.
• To provide a summary of attachment and key attachment research, focusing on the role of attachment as the foundation of the parent/child relationship. This conference will also focus on helping parents/caregivers understand how to rebuild and repair ruptured attachments for children who have experienced early trauma.
• To present an overview of how sensory processing and neurochemistry are affected in children who have experienced early trauma.
• To offer insights, strategies, and tools that are helpful for parents/caregivers in achieving effective behavioral change while promoting lasting connection and healing with their children.
• To help parents and caregivers see their children with eyes of compassion and to offer hope and encouragement as they seek to journey well with their children.