Posts Tagged ‘Pre+Post Adoption Support’
2023 Hope for the Journey Conference Speaker Line-up
Show Hope’s third annual Hope for the Journey Conference is available for viewing on Friday, April 14, 2023, through June 30, 2023. Designed to equip parents and caregivers meeting the needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care, the Hope for the Journey Conference will feature trainers from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child…
Read MoreHope for the Journey 2023 Scheduling Ideas
The 2023 Hope for the Journey Conference is a completely digital and customizable conference. It will follow the structure as previous years with five learning modules. Each learning module includes a teaching session, a “Going Deeper” video segment that dives into a specific topic, and a “Practical Perspectives” video that brings real-life examples to better…
Read MoreThe Gospel + TBRI®
Imprinted on the heart of every human being is a need to belong … a deep desire to be seen and heard, to securely know you are loved and accepted just as you are. We see it in the beginning of time with God’s creation story, and for those of us who belong to Christ,…
Read MoreUnderstanding TBRI® Principles With Special Insights From Marti Smith
Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) 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 highest potential.…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for Adoption
Once you have determined to grow your family through adoption, preparing to welcome home a child or children is the next step. How to prepare for adoption may sound quite simplistic in nature, but in reality, it involves continued prayer, study, and counsel. First, it is crucial to anticipate and prepare for any attachment challenges…
Read MoreHope for Ukraine: A Follow-Up
This is a second installment of our Hope for Ukraine blog post, published in April 2022. After the war in Ukraine began, many children who had been orphaned along with their primary caregivers were evacuated from Ukraine. Many families impacted by adoption and/or foster care were also forced to leave the region, finding refuge in…
Read MoreAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and TBRI
Adverse Childhood Experiences—or more commonly known as ACEs—are traumatic events that occur in a child or teenager’s life before the age of 18. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance use problems in adolescence and adulthood. ACEs can also negatively impact education, job…
Read MoreWillful Disobedience? Think Again.
The following is an excerpt from “Created to Connect: A Christian’s Guide to the Connected Child.” Created by Dr. Karyn Purvis with Michael and Amy Monroe, “Created to Connect” serves as a dynamic resource for those looking to draw helpful, encouraging parallels between the Christian faith and the foundational teachings of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®).…
Read MoreWhat to Do While Waiting to Adopt
The adoption journey is one not to be taken lightly. From your early days of question-asking and information-gathering to the hours of paperwork and home study visits, endurance, strength, and most importantly, faith are musts. As Show Hope’s Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman often says, the adoption journey is “gloriously hard,” and for many, some of…
Read MoreJourneying Together
Rees Greenman, the program director of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home’s (TBCH) Brentwood Residential Campus, has seen the vital, practical impact of Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) firsthand. He’s stood in rooms with children who have experienced relational trauma, who are struggling to regulate their emotions and reconcile their experiences, and he’s employed TBRI tactics to de-escalate…
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