The Inaugural Parent Retreat: Enhancing Development is an opportunity for the clinical team at TKS to impart knowledge and skills that are important for parents to have to nourish the development of their sons as they enter adolescence and adulthood. Participants will gain and practice specific strategies that support continued development on phone calls, family therapy and at home. With the unveiling of the parent Social Emotional Curriculum (SEC), therapists wanted to provide more opportunities for parents to learn and practice skills in addition to the four parent workshops scheduled throughout the school year.
The retreat is a great opportunity to build and practice skills, build a strong therapeutic alliance with the school and form a support network with other parents. It provides the opportunity to interact with other parents, creating opportunities to form positive relationships and resources for emotional support.
The retreat itinerary consists of sunrise discussions, breakout workshops, and cohort groups. The sunrise sessions are speaker led discussions related to the work the boys and families are doing at TKS. The breakout workshops provide parents the opportunity to learn and practice skills. Cohort groups are smaller settings where parents will be able to reflect on what they have learned in workshops, share interactions, and both give and receive support among other parents. Workshops will utilize subject matter pulled from the newly developed Parent Social Emotional Curriculum (SEC). Parents will rotate through the various workshops over the course of the weekend. A binder of materials, including PowerPoint presentations and
handouts, will be provided at the beginning of the retreat.
