What’s Coming At Hope for the Journey Conference 2022

Show Hope’s inaugural Hope for the Journey Conference premiered April 9, 2021, with the aim of encouraging parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care. The conference serves as an opportunity to further resource churches in their endeavors to be beacons of hope and encouragement for families in their congregations and surrounding communities.

One of our favorite parts of the conference was the variety of perspectives presented throughout each of the five learning modules. From sessions led by professionals and practitioners to the powerful stories of adult adoptees, foster care alumni, and adoptive parents, the content was incredibly rich and practical. 

With new faces, new stories, and new insight, the 2022 Hope for the Journey Conference will structurally mirror this year’s conference with five high-level learning modules and opportunities to go deeper on select topics within each module topic. We will also continue to build on Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) principles and how those principles intersect with our faith. 

Learning Module 1: An Introduction to Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
– Teaching Session With Daren Jones of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at TCU 
– Going Deeper With Paris Goodyear-Brown on the topic of ACEs 
– Practical Perspectives 

Learning Module 2: Connecting Principles 
– Teaching Session With Amanda Purvis of the KPICD
– Going Deeper With Dr. Melody Aguayo on the topic of Connecting With Teens 
– Practical Perspectives 

Learning Module 3: Empowering Principles 
– Teaching Session With Amanda Purvis 
– Going Deeper With Marti Smith on the topic of Sensory Integration 
– Practical Perspectives 

Learning Module 4: Correcting Principles 
– Teaching Session With Daren Jones 
– Going Deeper With Tona and Mark Ottinger on the topic of The IDEAL Response 
– Practical Perspectives 

Learning Module 5: The Gospel + TBRI 
– Panel Discussion: The Church + Trauma Competent Care 
– Going Deeper WIth Scotty Smith 
– Practical Perspectives 

Also like last year, Show Hope will be providing a digital Host Guide as well as a Companion Guide + Notebook, which will begin shipping to host sites late February/early March 2022.

NOTE: The Companion Guide + Notebook is a supplemental resource and is not meant to be followed during the teaching sessions. Note-taking space is provided within the guide for your convenience. 

For a limited time, register at our Last Chance Special Prices.

Church / Organization Host Early Bird Special Price: $249
(Includes Unlimited In-Person Attendees + 30 Digital Attendee Passes)

Individual / Household Early Bird Special Price: $129
(Includes Five Attendee Passes)

Early Bird Special Prices—Now through January 31, 2022