The TBRI® Podcast | Season 1, Episode 7
On this episode, we continue our front porch conversation with Daren Jones and Troy McPeak. In this episode Daren and Troy talk about the progression of using TBRI professionally to its impact on personal relationships and family life, as well as Troy’s experience using TBRI in the juvenile justice setting.
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About our guest:
Troy McPeak is a TBRI Practitioner, TBRI Mentor, and the Associate Director of the Texas Model at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). In his role, he serves as a subject matter expert for implementing the Texas Model, a trauma-informed care corrections model focusing on youth and staff safety, connection, empowerment, correcting and individualization as needed. The Texas Model is deeply rooted in the principles of TBRI. Prior to TJJD, Troy served as a Supervisor in the post adjudicated residential treatment facility and JJAEP program at Williamson County Juvenile Services in Georgetown, TX. At WILCO Troy was instrumental in changing the culture from a highly punitive and military focused facility to one based on connection and other TBRI Principles. He is passionate about helping adolescents learn to self-regulate, or as Troy puts it, “building up the resiliency needed to combat the stressors life will continue to throw at them.”
About the host:
Daren Jones is the Associate Director of Training & Consultation services with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at TCU. Since Daren joined the Purvis Institute in 2014, he has been an integral part of teaching and spreading TBRI® across the U.S. and throughout the world.
Daren earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He began his career as a behavior instructor of a therapeutic day treatment program serving children and youth who could no longer function in a regular academic school setting.
After serving as a behavior instructor, Daren decided to obtain his Masters in Social Work from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Daren spent 12 years serving youth and families within residential and foster care settings as a direct-care worker, residential group home supervisor and trainer, before beginning his work with the KPICD.
Daren is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Counseling & Counselor Education at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX, where he resides with his wife Katie Jones, daughter Ruby, and son Finn.
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The young men talked about relationships don’t stop at the job they carry on into your personal life. And how it helps to build better relationships with the individuals that you interact with.
Be consistent and humane.
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TBRI is great learning tool for adults and kids.. learning different ways to solve issues could save your life.
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