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It appears my son will graduate from high school or finish all his credits by the middle of next month. I am not celebrating yet, because we all know with troubled teens anything can happen in the wink of an eye. Right now he is on the path of having all his units completed. How [...]
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There are many reasons to send an out of control teen to wilderness camp. But before you enroll them into a camp you may want to ask yourself these questions. This is a guest post by a head instructor.
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The economy is hitting Three Rivers Montana an outdoor wilderness program based in Belgrade. They are closing the doors the end of this month and laying off 37 employees. January is usually a very big month for admissions and they did not get any this year. Many of the families that use the program tend to [...]
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Wilderness Therapy Programs have been under much scrutiny the past year. Those that are considered “Boot Camps” have received some of the worse press and rightly so. There have been reports of a five deaths between 1990-2002 and one death in Colorado in 2007. The Salt Lake Tribune featured a great article on how [...]
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The Effects of Adolescent Women’s Wilderness Therapy Programs and Changed Attitudes Toward Teen Dating Violence A research study explores the impact of a wilderness therapy program and dating violence. The study interviewed and surveyed eleven adolescent women at an established all-female wilderness program exploring the attitudes toward teen dating violence, definitions of dating violence, previous exposure to dating [...]
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At the end of Wilderness Therapy the parents are invited to meet their teen at a transition camp. These are pictures at the transition camp when our son finished his 8 week stay at Second Nature Cascades Wilderness Program in Oregon. This is a very emotional time for both the parent and the teen. The teen gets [...]
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Guest blogger and educational consultants Bodin share expert 8 reasons why Teen Wilderness Programs are sometimes the best and only alternative for a struggling teen. A WAKE-UP CALL Letting a student know that business as usual is about to end. Life as you know it won’t continue. Students also get a sense of gratitude regarding [...]
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We have sent our son to a Wilderness Therapy Program for the summer. Life is much calmer at home but the constant heart ache does not go away. The house is quieter but I can still hear his voice or see him coming down the stairs, I realize our family will never be the same. [...]
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