TBRI® Connecting Principles with Amanda Purvis

The TBRI® Podcast | Season 1, Episode 3

In this episode we welcome back Amanda Purvis to talk about the TBRI® Connecting Principles. Listen as Amanda chats with Sarah Mercado about the importance of attachment in relation to TBRI® and gives practical strategies for connecting with children and youth who have experienced trauma.

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About our guest:

Amanda Purvis is a Training Specialist with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at TCU. As training specialist, Amanda’s main focus is instructing professionals working with children who have experienced trauma, in Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®). TBRI, a holistic, attachment-based, and trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children, offers practical tools for caregivers to help those in their care reach their highest potential.

Amanda earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Metropolitan State University in Denver, CO. She began her career working in Child Protective Services as an intake worker. She then transitioned to foster care and post-adoption support, where she spent a decade of her career before beginning her work with the Purvis Institute in December 2017.

Amanda lives in Castle Rock, CO with her husband and five children, and their dog, Hamilton.

About the host:

Sarah Mercado is a Training Specialist with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD). As training specialist, Sarah’s main focus is instructing professionals working with children who have experienced trauma, in Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®). TBRI®, a holistic, attachment-based, and trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children, offers practical tools for caregivers to help those in their care reach their highest potential.

Sarah earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She began her career as a direct care staff working with adolescent boys living in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). After serving in the RTC for several years, she shifted her focus to foster care, where she was Regional Director for a foster and adoption agency.

Sarah spent 20 years serving youth and families within residential and foster care settings as a direct-care worker and trainer before beginning her work with the Purvis Institute in May 2016. Sarah lives near Austin, TX with her husband, AJ, and their two children.

10 Responses to “TBRI® Connecting Principles with Amanda Purvis”

  1. Thomas J Pinkton

    The stories that the guest shared really have me a new understanding on connecting with my boys who have possibly experienced trauma.

  2. Rita Blanken

    The speakers gave me a new understanding of behavior and trauma.

  3. Shelia Taylor

    attend class (April 2 2023) much needed training

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