CULTIVATE CONNECTION FACILITATOR TRAINING
Facilitator Training Process
Empowered to Connect® Facilitator Training is offered a few times each year. To meet the needs of our course participants, our Cultivate Connection Facilitators are seasoned parents with personal (and sometimes professional) expertise working with children who…
- have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- are neurodiverse
- were adopted or are in foster care
- have complex medical needs
Empowered to Connect® Cultivate Connection is taught from a faith neutral perspective that is suitable for a variety of backgrounds. Cultivate Connection includes Theology of Connection, an optional supplemental resource taught from a Christian perspective. Cultivate Connection Facilitator Training will include an optional Theology of Connection session.
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Training Process
Empowered to Connect® Cultivate Connection Facilitator Training is a comprehensive training process for experienced parents who actively support peers in their community.
Training includes two Phases:
Phase 1: Asynchronous Online Training
Phase 2: Participate in a Live Online 2 Day Training
Upcoming Dates & Locations
ONLINE Facilitator Training: Phase 2 August 27-28, 2026
9a-5p CST (active cohort participation)
Course Cost
$1000 (for an individual or couple)
Application Window: Deadline to Apply for August 2026 Phase 2 is May 1, 2026
Phase 1 / Online
Phase 2 / ONLINE
- August 27-28, 2026
- Online
- Please set aside 2 full days (9am-5pm CST) for this training time.
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In order to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the Facilitator Training experience, class sizes are limited and a Cohort model facilitates networking and relationship building opportunities with other Facilitators.
A committee of experienced ETC Staff and Cultivate Connection Facilitators will review all submitted applications and make selections for who will be accepted to attend based on application criteria, level of experience, and class size. Not everyone who submits an application will be accepted to the training.
Applicants may apply to facilitate Cultivate Connection as a couple or as an individual. Each person applying should fill out their own application.
If you are applying to facilitate as an individual, your spouse or parenting partner (if applicable) will be required to attend a Cultivate Connection Course. Alternatively, they may participate in Phase 1, the online portion of training, to ensure that your parenting methods are in alignment as a household (free of charge). The spouse/partner will not attend Phase 2 or become an active Cultivate Connection Facilitator upon completion of Phase 1.
FIND A PARENTING COURSE NEAR YOU
Use our interactive map to contact a Cultivate Connection Facilitator near you and find out about upcoming courses!
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If you are a professional and seeking to be trained in your professional capacity, please visit the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development website at to learn more about the Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) practitioner training.