Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) - Caregiver Training

Scientific Rating:
3
Promising Research Evidence
See scale of 1-5

Additional Implementation Resources

Since this program Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) - Caregiver Training was highly rated on the Scientific Rating Scale, program representatives were asked to provide additional implementation information.

Pre-Implementation Materials

There are no pre-implementation materials to measure organizational or provider readiness for Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) - Caregiver Training.

Formal Support for Implementation

There is formal support available for implementation of Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) - Caregiver Training as listed below:

The Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development offers optional, ongoing implementation support to TBRI Practitioners and organizations implementing TBRI. Formal support is available from KPICD Training Specialists via site visits, teleconferencing, email, or a combination. Training specialists utilize a coaching model with organizational leadership and/or change agents to encourage successful implementation and monitor fidelity to the model.

In addition, the KPICD Research & Evaluation Team conducts evaluations before and after Practitioner Training and at a six-month follow-up to assess training effectiveness, learn about the extended reach of the TBRI model following training, and examine the impact of Practitioner Training on participants.

Fidelity Measures

There are fidelity measures for Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) - Caregiver Training as listed below:

TBRI Rate Your Understanding assessments are included in Caregiver Training participant workbooks so that trainers can monitor fidelity.

Implementation Guides or Manuals

There are implementation guides or manuals for Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) - Caregiver Training as listed below:

The TBRI Practitioner Training Notebook and Resource Manual is a comprehensive guide for practitioners implementing TBRI on an organizational level. The manual provides the theoretical groundwork for delivering the treatment model, but also covers important implementation-related topics, such as implementation ‘practice principles,’ the phases of organizational implementation, the role of leadership and change agents, and case studies on organizational change.

Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. (2020). TBRI practitioner training notebook and resource manual. Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development.

Research on How to Implement the Program

Research has been conducted on how to implement Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) - Caregiver Training as listed below:

  • Crawley, R. D., Razuri, E. B., Lee, C., & Mercado, S. (2021). Lessons from the field: Implementing a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) pilot program in a child welfare system. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 15(3), 275–298. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2020.1717714
  • Parris, S. R., Dozier, M., Purvis, K. B., Whitney, C., Grisham, A., & Cross, D. R. (2015). Implementing Trust-Based Relational Intervention in a charter school at a residential facility for at-risk youth. Contemporary School Psychology, 19(3), 157–164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-014-0033-7
  • Purvis, K. B., Cross, D. R., Jones, D. & Buff, G. (2012). Transforming cultures of care: A case study in organizational change. Reclaiming Children and Youth, 21(2), 12–20. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ980569