Table 1 TBRI Principles and Strategies
TBRI Principle | TBRI Strategies | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Connection (relationships and attachment needs) | Engagement | Appropriate touch, eye contact, playful interaction, behavior matching or mirroring |
Mindfulness | Empathy, receptive communication, physical presence, removing fears, felt safety, awareness | |
Empowerment (physical needs) | Physiological | Nutrition, hydration, sensory needs or factors, snacks, sleep and rest, physical activity |
Ecological | Rituals, schedules, transitions (e.g., creating transitional plan for youth re-entry), artifacts (e.g., “brain” hats, coloring workbooks) | |
Correction (behavioral needs; disarm fear-based behaviors and teach appropriate social skills) | Proactive | Life Value Terms (with respect, using words, gentle and kind), behavioral scripts, choices, compromises, “redos” |
Responsive | IDEAL Response (i.e., correction needs to be immediate, direct, efficient, action-based, leveled at behavior), Levels of Response (i.e., redirect using the least corrective effort, from playful, structured, calming, to protective engagement; “keep it low”) |