Utah
Family Support

HOW WE SUPPORT FAMILIES

• TBRI® Caregiver Training

  Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) Caregiver Training includes the four modules of TBRI® training. Each is six hours in length. These modules include:

  • Introduction and Overview: This initial course will focus on understanding the meaning of child behaviors, the brain chemistry of a child from a hard place, and how to help these children (and your family) heal and connect. Participants will learn tools they can put into action with their children immediately.
  • Connecting Principles: Offering an in-depth look at connection and attachment and how to help children (and your family) heal.
  • Empowering Principles: Providing an in-depth look at ways to empower your children physiologically, with sensory processing tools and information, and ecological strategies with self-regulation tools and ideas.
  • Correcting Principles: Providing an in-depth look at correction and discipline techniques that are effective with children from hard places.

  If you are interested in learning more about TBRI® services in Utah, please contact us.

  Learn more about the TBRI® model here.

• Specialized Training Courses

  Raise the Future offers training courses for families and professionals that are available via in-person and web-based learning platforms. Training topics focus on issues related to guardianship and adoption; trauma; attachment; behavioral, developmental, and educational challenges of youth who have experienced trauma, and more!
  
  If interested in learning more about Specialized Training in Utah, contact us.

• Adoption Transition Support

  Our family support team supports and collaborates with a youth's team once a potential connection or family has been identified to plan and facilitate a move or transition that is based on maintaining relationships and supporting attachments. By doing this, we prevent high rates of placement disruptions.
  
  For more information, contact us.

• Personalized Help Finding Resources

  Raise the Future connects families to additional community resources and services available statewide. We also offer a searchable database that families and professionals can access here . Resources include mental health providers, special education resources, child development information, services to support behavioral needs, support groups, and more.
  
  For more information, please contact us. 

• Personalized In-Home Coaching

  Once a family has completed TBRI® training series, they become eligible to receive short-term personalized in-home coaching, providing hands-on guidance to help caregivers implement TBRI® strategies effectively in their home.

  We also offer Youth Mentorship services to families engaged in-home coaching. Our Youth Mentor is able to meet individually with youth to further practice the TBRI® principles that will help them be more successful.

  If you are interested in participating in In-Home Coaching, please contact us.

• Webinar Trainings for Adoption Support

  Raise the Future offers a variety of on-demand and recorded classes and webinar opportunities for both adoptive families and professionals. These classes are geared toward providing information, support, and guidance in creating healthy, stable adoptive relationships.
  
  Click here for more information.

• Professional Consultation

  After attending the TBRI® training series, professionals may access customized consultation. A TBRI® Practitioner from Raise the Future will provide hands-on guidance to address challenges, clarify related case plan goals, help improve staff recognition and response to trauma in children and families, and discuss other areas of practice as they relate to the application of TBRI® principles. We also offer monthly virtual professional group consultation for those in need of additional support.
  
  If you are a TBRI® Practitioner and are interested in learning more about TBRI® services as a professional in Utah, contact us.

• TBRI® Conversations (Video Series)

  Raise the Future has collaborated with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at Texas Christian University to co-create video conversations about a variety of TBRI®-related topics. These conversations employ the expertise and experiences of KPICD and Raise the Future team members to highlight and discuss TBRI® in action. The videos range from 3 to 40 minutes in length and are intended to support continued learning and implementation of TBRI® following completion of the TBRI® Caregiver Training Series.

  Click here to access the videos.

• Calendar of Events

  Click here to access Utah's calendar of local events.

• Lending Library

  The Lending Library was created to deliver information and knowledge to parents and professionals working with children who need extra support. It's an easy-to-use format where patrons can check out up to three items at a time for up to six weeks. Postage is included to return the items free of charge. The lending library is available to residents across the country.

  For more information, please visit our website or contact us.

• Tools for Transformation (Schools Support)

  Raise the Future offers services to help schools and teachers through a curriculum called Tools for Transformation. This curriculum is specific to the school environment and offers professional development options followed by on site coaching.  In order to qualify for the onsite coaching, the Tools for Transformation professional development needs to be completed.  

  Professional development topics include Understanding the Brain science, Building Relationships, Creating a Safe Space and Handling Behaviors in the moment. 

  Onsite coaching is when a licensed teacher comes into the campus to offer direct supports. Examples of this include observing classes to provide classroom management ideas, helping with lesson planning to meet needs, or individual student concerns. These can be adapted to school/organizational needs.  

  For more information, please contact us.

• Adoptive Women's Support Group

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• Clinical Services

  Our Clinical Approach

  We utilize Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) a trauma-informed, evidence-based model rooted in principles of Connecting, Empowering, and Correcting. This model addresses the complex needs of individuals who have experienced trauma and early adversity. All of our clinicians will be trained in Training for Adoption Competency (TAC), ensuring our services remain sensitive to the unique experiences within adoption and permanency planning. 

  Who We Serve 

  Children and youth in foster care. 

  Families who foster, are adopting, or have adopted through the foster care system. 

  Older youth transitioning from foster care into adoptive homes. 

  Children, youth, and adults with experiences of trauma, neglect, or disrupted attachments.

  What We Offer

  Individual Therapy - Addressing trauma, attachment, and emotional regulation 

  Family Therapy - Strengthening relationships, communication, and problem-solving 

  Group Therapy - Peer support, skill-building, and psychoeducation for youth and caregivers

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