27th Annual Parent Retreat & Retreat Training

(Training - 2025 Dates TBD)

(Parent Retreat - 2025 Dated TBD)

 

We were pleased to be host our 2024 Parent Retreat…Reflecting on the Journey, at the lovely Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center in Dover, MA. This facility is affiliated with Boston College. Please check out their website.

The primary purpose of the annual Parent Retreat is to provide a relaxing and supportive environment for parents or caregivers to reflect on, explore, and share the rewards and challenges of raising a child with ASD. There will be opportunities for relaxation, discussion, networking, making new friends, and learning from other parents, in a beautiful country setting with great food. Although there will be opportunities to learn, the format is that of a retreat, not a conference. The atmosphere is relaxed and casual.

We are also proud to announce that the 2024 retreat was partially funded through a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism....Thank you!

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The following article provides a nice summary of the purpose and intent of the retreat.

ASQ9 – Reflecting on the Journey: A Retreat for Parent of Children with Autism, Spring 2010
[Click to download this Publication]

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RETREAT TRAINING

We are offering a full-day training for parents, professionals, or organizations who are interested in developing and running their own retreat. The training will be the day before the retreat weekend, and will be followed by your participation in the actual retreat over the weekend. You will come away with the specific skills and supports, which we have developed over 20 years, to run a successful retreat through your agency or group. The training will be conducted by the developers of the “Reflecting on the Journey” retreat model: Dr. Barry Prizant (University of Rhode Island); Dr. Elaine Meyer (Harvard University); and staff of Community Autism Resources (CAR) including Ms. Barbara Domingue, Founder and Retired Executive Director of CAR. If you are interested in receiving information about the retreat training, which will be limited to 10-16 participants*, please contact us at: bprizant@gmail.com.

*Please note that we strongly encourage teams of at least two participants who would be working together to offer a retreat – parent-professionals or a professional teamed with a parent.

Retreat Training Fee:

$1,250.00 per person/ $2,500.00 for a team of 2.

This fee includes:

(1) A two-night stay at the beautiful Connors Center in Dover, MA (https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/auxiliary-services/sites/connors-center.html)

which includes lodging for Friday & Saturday evening and all meals from Friday morning through lunch Sunday afternoon.

(2)  Full day retreat training on Friday including all materials in a binder with everything you need to plan and run a retreat, AND (3) Participation in all retreat activities from Saturday morning through after lunch on Sunday.

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Listen to the recent podcast from the Uniquely Human website:

REFLECTING ON THE JOURNEY: A RETREAT WEEKEND FOR PARENTS OF AUTISTIC FAMILY MEMBERS