The TBRI® Podcast – now in Spanish!

Jan 2, 2022 | Resources

The TBRI® Podcast is now available in Spanish!  It is our hope that Spanish-speakers who are serving vulnerable children and communities across the globe can easily access TBRI information through the podcast. KPICD staff members Katie Rinaudo and Andrea Leon co-host...

TBRI Animate: Human Trafficking

May 8, 2021 | Resources

Relationship-based trauma must be healed relationally. Dr. Karyn Purvis Over the past twenty years, our institute has seen TBRI®, applied across various communities of care and practice. Through a partnership with the Office of the Texas Governor Child Sex Trafficking...

Fostering Fatherhood

May 7, 2021 | Resources

Using the Role of Fathers to Promote Healing in Children with Histories of Trauma by: Sarah Wayer “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” —Antoine François Prévost, Manon Lescaut Growing-up, my family had a unique dynamic. In my family, my dad assumed...

The Connected Parent

May 6, 2021 | Resources

by: Ashley West We’re thrilled to announce the release of The Connected Parent, co-authored by Dr. Karyn Purvis, the Institute’s late Founder and Director. This book is Dr. Purvis’ last written work, and we at the Institute are overjoyed that families everywhere  will...

Behavior is the Language of Unmet Needs

May 5, 2021 | Resources

by: Amanda Purvis At the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development we strive to help children heal from trauma, abuse, and neglect. Historically, we have responded to national and international issues from the lens of healing trauma. The current unrest resulting...

TBRI® Animate: The IDEAL Response

May 4, 2021 | Resources

When a child who has experienced trauma doesn’t feel safe, the result is often behaviors that appear willful, baffling, and infuriating to caregivers. How we respond is critical. Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) has developed a guideline to help....