Connecticut Families for Effective Autism Treatment (CT FEAT) is a non-profit organization staffed by volunteers. We provide Connecticut families with information and networking opportunities

 

CT FEAT Parent Training Scholarships

Parent Training Funds: Applications Being Accepted!

CT FEAT believes that well informed parents are their children’s most important teachers and advocates. In order to support parental efforts to learn more about best practices in autism treatment, CT FEAT has established a special fund to help parents pay the costs of attending training workshops, conferences and other educational events.

The Frank D. Craemer Memorial Parent Training Fund was established in 2008 with memorial contributions from the family and friends of Frank Daly Craemer. Mr. Craemer was the father of CT FEAT board member Rosie Shea and a loving grandfather, known as “Poppy,” to his grandchildren Jeremiah and Fiona Shea.

To date, this special Parent Training Fund has paid out over $2,000 to help parents defray the costs of attending educational events (e.g. lectures, training workshops, conferences, courses) focused on interventions validated by research. Parents learn about the most effective methods for teaching specific skills and achieving positive behavioral changes.

With support from CT FEAT, parents have attended presentations by the River Street Autism Program and the Connecticut Association for Behavior Analysis. Monies from the Frank D. Craemer Memorial Parent Training Fund also were used to underwrite the cost of the two-day 2009 Basics of ABA Conference sponsored by CT FEAT and held at the University of Hartford.

Applications for funding can be submitted at any time. CT FEAT’s board of directors reviews the applications on a quarterly basis and makes financial awards based on a variety of considerations, including the merit of the proposed activity, competing requests for funding, and the fund’s quarterly budget. The scholarship may cover the entire cost of the activity or some portion thereof.

If you would like to be considered for a Parent Training Scholarship, please provide us with the following information: 1) Your contact information (full name, address, phone number and email); 2) Your child’s age and date of diagnosis; 3) a description of the proposed educational activity (including names and background of presenters, location, date, and cost); 4) how you heard about the scholarship; and 5) a brief statement as to why you believe the activity would be beneficial to you.

Please send your scholarship funding request to: ctfeat1@ctfeat.org. Be sure to put “Parent Training Fund” in the subject line of your email. CT FEAT’s board of directors typically act upon a request within two weeks of receiving it.
 

 

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