2025 Spring

 

MAFSM Spring Conference: Advancing the Conversation About Retreat

Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Location: Chesapeake College – Room HEC-110
1000 College Circle, Wye Mills, MD

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Join us for a day of learning and discussion to begin conversations about managed retreat. Guest
speakers will provide historical, local, and practical perspectives on retreat and attendees will provide
their perspectives through interactive workshops. By the end of the day, attendees will have a greater
understanding of how they can broach the subject of retreat in their community. CECs/CMs pending.

AGENDA
8:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Opening Remarks
9:00 AM A Community Approach to Managed Retreat
9:30 AM Managed Retreat 101
10:00 AM Social and Historical Perspectives on Managed Retreat – Panel discussion
11:00 AM Practical Approach to Managed Retreat – Panel discussion
12 PM Lunch
12:30 PM Workshop Session 1 – Barriers to Implementing Managed Retreat
1:30 PM Workshop Session 2 – Incentives to Overcome Barriers
2:30 PM Workshop Session 3 – Benefits to Offset Barriers
3:30 PM Questions and Open Discussion
4 PM Adjourn