Savannah Family Institute

2^nd Annual Retreat: March 10–13, 2004

“Finding Your Undercurrents”

Opening Plenary:

At the beginning of each conference day (9:00am – 10:45am), we will introduce the central theme of this year’s conference. It is called “Finding Your Undercurrents.”

To the untrained eye and ear, undercurrents are difficult to see. Undercurrents are major themes, such as loss, betrayal, or abandonment, that often lie right beneath the surface of a major and recurrent teen or child behavioral problem. They keep kids and their parents stuck and unable to move forward towards healing and resolution. This deep healing is not typically taught in graduate schools and requires specialized training. Undercurrents can lead to that elusive second order change.

Special Topic Areas Each Day

q Day #1- Bringing Undercurrent Themes to the Surface and Discovering Their Purpose and Function

We will discuss how to tactfully and respectfully bring your clients’ undercurrents to the surface. The phrase “it’s not what you say but how you deliver it” will take on new importance and meaning as you make your first delicate cut with the surgeon’s scalpel. You will quickly see how the wrong cut at the wrong time with the wrong scalpel will scare your family away and do more damage.

q Day #2- Live Family Session-Onsite

Dr. Sells will meet with a live family to demonstrate the use of undercurrents and the deep healing that can happen as a result.

q Day #3- Spirituality and Undercurrents

When your families have seemingly done everything in the natural world to solve their problems, at some point many begin to believe that there may be a spiritual component with deep hurt and pain. We must be able to dig this deeply with our troubled kids and their families. Dr. Sells will demonstrate, through video case examples, how this can be done.

Breakout Groups

From 11am – 2pm each day, we will divide up into three breakout groups of about 25 people each. You will be able to rotate into a new breakout group, or stay in the one you are in if there is room. These breakout groups will contain:

q New Innovations in the Parenting with Love and Limits^® Program

We will discuss the latest innovations in the parenting program and how to implement these changes to make your groups run more efficiently.

q Supervision With Your Difficult or Impossible Cases

Participants will be asked to volunteer and present an “impossible” case. We will use the “inner/outer” circle to open the door up to new ideas and possibilities for change.

q Special Topic Areas

We will begin to discuss the use of SFI’s 15-Step Model within special treatment issues, such as sexual abuse, foster care, blended families, substance abuse and domestic violence. Each day we will focus on a new topic.

Day 1 Thursday, March 11, 2004

8:30 AM-9:00 AM 9:00 AM-10:45 AM 10:45 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-2:00 PM	Continental Breakfast - Provided by SFI Opening Plenary: Bringing Undercurrent Themes to the Surface and Discovering Their Purpose and Function BREAK Breakout Groups ¨ New Innovations in the Parenting with Love and Limits^® Program ¨ Supervision With Difficult or Impossible Cases ¨ Special Topic Area: Substance Abuse
2:00 PM-7:30 PM	Free Time - Lunch and Dinner On Your Own
7:30 PM -??	Special Event: Karaoke – Everyone Is Invited - Lounge Onsite

day 2: Friday, March 12, 2004

8:30 AM-9:00 AM 9:00 AM-10:45 AM 10:45 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-2:00 PM	Continental Breakfast - Provided by SFI Opening Plenary: Live Family Session-Onsite BREAK Breakout Groups ¨ New Innovations in the Parenting with Love and Limits^® Program ¨ Supervision With Difficult or Impossible Cases ¨ Special Topic Areas: Juvenile Sexual Abuse
2:00 PM-7:00 PM	Free Time/Golf Tournament-Lunch and Dinner On Your Own
7:00 PM-??	Special Event: Low Country Oyster Roast and live music under the stars from MAIN STREET Band - Compliments of SFI

day 3: Saturday, March 13, 2004

8:30 AM-9:00 AM 9:00 AM-10:45 AM 10:45 AM-11:00 AM 11:00 AM-2:00 PM	Continental Breakfast - Provided by SFI Opening Plenary: Spirituality and Undercurrents BREAK Breakout Groups ¨ Using the Parent Survival Kit to Reach Your Unreachable Families ¨ Supervision With Difficult or Impossible Cases ¨ Special Topic Areas: Foster Care and Blended Families
2:00 PM-??	Free Time/ Tennis Tournament- Lunch and Dinner on Your Own

INDIVIDUAL RESERVATION FORM

Group Name: Savannah Family Institute Retreat

Arrival/Departure Dates: Wed, 3/10 - Sun, 3/14, 2004

Meeting Dates: Thu, 3/11 - Sat 3/13, 2004

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Accommodations Available (Circle preference)

Type of Unit

Boardwalk Villa Room $695.00 Package Rate*

Boardwalk Villa Suite $825.00 Package Rate*

*Includes 5-star accommodations, taxes and amenity charge for 4 nights (3/10-3/13), Friday night banquet, continental breakfast each morning, 3 days of training and 15 CEU’s. Additional individuals staying in the same room and attending workshop is $225.00. No charge for additional guests not attending workshop, except optional Friday night banquet (Adults $55 - Children 12 and under $25).

To confirm your reservation, please submit to SFI a non-refundable deposit of $200 by Monday, December 1, 2003. All reservations must be made prior to this date in order to guarantee specific accommodations at SFI’s group rates. Reservations can be made after this date on a space available basis. Please note that Wild Dunes is comprised of privately owned villas, therefore, their bedding arrangements are not standardized as in hotels.

Final payment of your reservation is due by February 1, 2004. If full payment is not received by this date, we must consider your reservation cancelled. Should you cancel less than 14 days before arrival, or fail to cancel a reservation, you will be charged an additional $100 to cover costs. If you pay your $200 deposit by credit card, we will charge the balance to the same card on February 1, 2004 unless we hear from you otherwise.

VISA, MasterCard and AMEX accepted. Please make checks payable to Savannah Family Institute.

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If you are planning on sharing this reservation with another guest , with separate bills at check out, please provide a credit card number for each guest.

Savannah Family Institute

PO Box 2059

Rincon, GA 31326

or FAX to: (912 826-2369)

Call 1-800-735-9525 for more information, Susan K. Scott, Marketing Coordinator

BOARDWALK VILLAS at the GRAND PAVILION

Turn-of-the century style homes with a common entrance, which includes four lock-off bedrooms accessed by a central interior staircase. All rooms include a private, electronic SAF-LOK key entry, private phone line with voice mail, and cable television with remote, high-speed Internet access, hair dryer, and a coffee maker. Each bedroom has a private bath and either two double size beds, queen, or king size beds. This Victorian style Boardwalk Village is situated in the heart of Wild Dunes Resort at the Grand Pavilion, just steps from the beach and our meeting facilities

**Please Note:

There are a limited number of the “A” bedrooms with suites attached. We will try to accommodate your request, but we cannot guarantee that your first preference will be honored.

The Boardwalk Villas

A Suite, first floor bedroom

B Bedroom, 2nd floor

C Bedroom, 2nd floor

D Bedroom, 3rd floor

Living area

Eat-In kitchen

Kitchen

P Porch (1st floor and 3rd floor