Equip Your Team with Trauma-Informed Skills That Transform Communities
Holistic, attachment-rich, and healing-centered training for parents, educators, child welfare professionals, and community leaders.
Who We Are
Safe & Secure TN through Empowered to Connect is proud to be a TBRI® Ambassador Organization. We believe real change happens when people are equipped to see and respond to the needs beneath the behavior. As a TBRI® Ambassador Organization, we partner with TCU’s Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development to deliver trauma-informed, attachment-rich training that fosters healing and hope. Our workshops are rooted in the latest brain science and practical tools so participants can confidently support children and families impacted by adversity.
Whether you’re a parent, educator, nonprofit leader, or child welfare professional, our training equips you to:
Our Training Offerings
We offer flexible, interactive training modules that can be tailored for parents, teams, or organizations. Sessions are available in 1, 2, 4, or 6-hour formats, delivered in-person or virtually.
Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®)
TBRI® Overview
Empowering Principles
Connecting Principles
Correcting Principles
Applications of TBRI®
TBRI® in Schools
TBRI® in Courts
TBRI® in Child Welfare
TBRI® Team Workshops
Leading Relationally | Mindful Management | Constructive Culture
Meeting Needs | Routines and Rituals | Policies and Procedures
Coaching through Scaffolded Onboarding | Mentoring through Professional Development | Supporting through Reflective Supervision
Stress, Trauma, and Adversity
Stress Trauma & Adversity Overview
Impacts of Trauma
Trauma-Informed Staff Culture
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Trauma
Let’s Play: Promote Productivity & Protect Staff from Burnout
Connected Parenting & Caregiving
Relationship-Driven, Attachment-Based Care
Parenting Styles & Attachment Styles
Child Development & Behavior
Play Styles & Supporting Whole Child Needs
Impact at a Glance
97%
of participants reported attending a SSTN training increased their knowledge of trauma and how trauma can impact development in children.
98%
of participants reported that SSTN trainings included teaching on skills that can be applied to their professional work with children.
100%
of participants endorsed that caregivers and/or professional who work with children would benefit from attending a SSTN Training.
Getting started is easy. Whether you’re looking to bring trauma-informed training to your organization, church, or community group, we’ll guide you every step of the way. Simply share a few details about your needs, and our team will connect with you to customize a training plan that works.
We’re honored to collaborate with Show Hope to share their powerful Hope for the Journey training—a resource designed to educate, encourage, and equip caregivers, churches, and communities to better serve children impacted by adoption and foster care.Through this partnership, we can connect you directly to Hope for the Journey as one of your training options, expanding the resources available to your team.