programs for parents

Empowered Experiences: Support, Knowledge & Tools

From mini boot camps, lunch-and-learn sessions, and evening workshops to full-scale overnight retreats, every Empowered event is built around:

✅ Support – Connect with other caregivers and build your tribe.
✅ Knowledge – Learn from our team of expert presenters who are highly skilled in their craft.
✅ Tools – Walk away with resources, strategies, and actionable takeaways to help you grow as a caregiver and strengthen your parenting efficacy.

And because we believe self-care is essential, every workshop or retreat includes wellness experiences—from yoga and mindfulness to hiking, paddleboarding, and outdoor adventures.

Not quite ready for a high-energy retreat? No problem—start small and grow with us at your own pace. And if there’s something you’d love to see, let us know! We’re always open to new ideas.

✨ Come play, learn, and grow with us! ✨

Quick Reference: Services Offered for ParENTS

Empowered Services for Parents

Tailored to meet the unique needs of each family, our services include:

✅ School Collaboration – Individual consultation to foster positive, effective school partnerships
✅ Program Reviews – Comprehensive evaluation of educational and support programs
✅ Assessments & Evaluations – Ecological, sensory, and individualized evaluations
✅ Parent & Caregiver Training – Practical strategies to empower and support your child
✅ Sensory Programming – Customized sensory plans and interventions
✅ Future Planning (MAPS/PATH) – Empowered Future Planning through backwards chaining (from dreams to now)
✅ Family Wellness Planning – Holistic strategies to support well-being at home and beyond
✅ Transition to Adulthood Support – Guidance for parents navigating adult services, employment, and independent living

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Empowered Parent Workshops & Trainings

Expert-led sessions designed to inform, support, and empower caregivers.

📚 Special Education & Consult

🔹 IEP Bootcamp – Deep dive into IEPs, how to navigate the process, and advocate effectively
🔹 IEP Mini Bootcamp – A condensed version covering key essentials
🔹 Alphabet Soup: Understanding Educational Acronyms – Decode IEP, 504, FAPE, IDEA, and more
🔹 Special Education & IDEA 101 – Understanding the laws and your child’s rights
🔹 504 Plans & ADA 101 – What’s the difference between a 504 Plan and an IEP?
🔹 Labels & Stigmas – How diagnoses open doors to services without defining the child
🔹 Behold the Power of Data – Using school data to drive progress and services
🔹 Understanding Evaluations – How to interpret and use assessments effectively
🔹 What Does FAPE Really Mean? – Unpacking Free Appropriate Public Education

🎯 Parenting & Child Development

🔹 How to Stop Fostering Overdependence – Strategies to build autonomy and resilience
🔹 Growth Mindset & The Power of "Yet" – Developing parenting grit and fostering resilience
🔹 Dyslexia 101 – Understanding signs, support, evaluations, and interventions
🔹 ADHD & Executive Functioning – Strategies for supporting attention and organization
🔹 Sensory Diets & Profiles – Creating effective sensory plans for home and school
🔹 Behavior Support at Home – Understanding BCBA vs. clinical approaches
🔹 Social Thinking Lens – Navigating friendships, social skills, and even dating
🔹 Birth to Three: Unexpected Expectations – Early childhood development insights
🔹 Technology & Kids (UnpluggedUs Series) – Parenting in the digital age, including digital safety
🔹 Play-Based Therapy – Using play to support emotional and social development

🚀 Transition to Adulthood

🔹 Empowered Future Planning – Backward chaining: planning for long-term success
🔹 Adult Services & Funding – Understanding agencies, funding, and new acronyms
🔹 Guardianship & Legal Planning – Exploring financial and legal considerations for adulthood
🔹 Right of Passage & Mentorship – Activity-based mentoring for pre-teens through adulthood

🏡 Practical Strategies for Home & Life

🔹 The Parenting Toolkit – Essential strategies you won’t want to leave home without
🔹 Organizational Strategies for the Home – Executive functioning strategies for the whole family
🔹 Executive Functioning Hacks – Calendars, visuals, routines, and environment setup for success

🌍 Inclusion & Advocacy Beyond Home

🔹 Partnering with Schools – Building strong, effective school-home relationships
🔹 Programming for Autism Spectrum Disorders – Understanding best practices
🔹 Dual Identification – Special education and English Language Learners (ELLs)
🔹 Working with Schools as a Deaf/Hard of Hearing Parent – Advocacy and accessibility strategies
🔹 Parent Panels: Finding Your Tribe – Real stories, real support, real connections

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