Recovery Weeks

Registration is now open for the following weeks:

Please read carefully the details below entitled “Registration Process.”

Led by Dan B. Allender, PhD, these six-day workshops are designed to help the victim of sexual abuse explore the issues related to their recovery in a nurturing, kind environment free from normal daily distractions. Each week is limited to 10 participants of the same gender and incorporates the following aspects of learning and healing:

• Lecture: Teaching and discussion of material from The Wounded Heart (both the book and the conference) regarding the realities of sexual abuse as well as the process of recovery
• Individual Work: Daily, individual sessions with a highly trained facilitator to discuss issues and aspects of the past
• Group Work: A shared context in which past abuse and its effects can be discussed with others whose stories share similar struggles and themes.

A well-appointed and private facility will be provided for five nights and six days. All lodging and meals are included in the cost of this event. You must stay at the facility provided by The Seattle School Conferences. No other arrangements are permitted.

Because the content and experience of this week is unique and significant, great care is taken in the application and selection process of the individuals who will attend. In order to ensure the best “fit” for all attendees, a directed and specific process will ensue which is articulated below.

All potential attendees must have attended a Wounded Heart conference. If that event is not available, based either on geography or timing, you may purchase and listen to the audio CDs. Click here for ordering information. Due to the intensity of the week, It is highly recommended that participants are either in personal therapy or are currently attending a Journey Group through Open Hearts Ministries.

Recovery Week I

Recovery Week I is a time to reflect on how abuse has shaped your life. The issues considered are betrayal, powerlessness, ambivalence, and how the gospel frees us to trust, dream, and embrace life. Recovery Week I ends hinting at what could happen if our hearts were free to dance and love.

Prerequisite: The Wounded Heart by conference attendance or listening to the CDs. You may apply for Recovery Week 1 as long as The Wounded Heart requirement will be met prior to the Recovery Week dates.

Recovery Week II

Recovery Week II follows the same format as Week I, but takes this movement of freedom further toward the goal of learning to love your own story. We will explore what it means to be free, to serve others with our themes and burdens, and how that calling is to be lived out for God’s glory. It will involve group and individual interactions, as well as teaching resulting in a deeper ownership of ones’ story and a greater awe and gratitude for God’s authorship.

Prerequisite: You must have attended Recovery Week I within no more than four years in order to apply for Recovery Week II. As with Recovery Week I, an indepth application process will ensue to determine readiness and fit.

Cost & Registration

Cost: $2300.00 This includes lodging and meals during the 6-day event.

Click on a scheduled week above to begin the registration process. You will be asked to provide your name, address, phone number, and an email address. In addition, an application fee of $575 will be required.

After we have received your registration and $575 deposit, information about the formal application process will be sent to you several months prior to the Recovery Week start date. Documents will be emailed to you for completion and return: an Application, a Disclosure of Records Form, and a Counselor/Therapist Form (to be completed by your therapist and returned).

The final step to acceptance to the Recovery Week is an interview (via phone) completed by Recovery Week Staff. After this interview is completed, you will be notified regarding your acceptance to the week.

Additional Questions? Contact us at 206-876-6155 or email tbohn@theseattleschool.edu for more information.

Deposit Information

If you decide to withdraw from the application process at any time prior to your phone interview, you will be refunded $350 of your initial $575 deposit. If you choose to forego attendance from the week for any reason after you have been interviewed and officially accepted to the week, the entire $575 deposit is non-refundable.

If at any point in the application process, including before or after the phone interview, it is determined by Recovery Week Staff that this is not the best timing or content for your particular circumstances, you will be refunded $350 of your initial $575 deposit.

If your application is accepted upon completion of the interview and submission of all required documents, a balance of $1725 remains.

Please do not make flight or travel plans until your registration has been confirmed by The Seattle School Conferences staff.