Wilderness Therapy Programs for Troubled Teens - Adolescents
Short-term wilderness programs that have a high impact on behavior can help teens get back on track. Wilderness programs generally last between 30 and 60 days.
These outdoor wilderness programs incorporate traditional therapeutic modalities into a wilderness adventure experience. Students camp in the mountains, desert, or other natural areas, learn to make their food, gather water, and build fire without matches. The natural environment dictates cooperation among participants, which helps to build positive peer relationships.
Wilderness therapy programs have become more popular as independent studies from organizations such as the University of Idaho have shown positive results even a year after students leave the program.
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Wilderness Therapy Programs
Outback
Therapeutic Expeditions >>
Outback's Wilderness
Programs blend the best of the "ancient cultural systems"
with the most effective and proven therapeutic processes.
Adirondack
Leadership Expeditions >>
A character development wilderness program
for troubled teens in New York that promotes personal growth through
a focus on insight-oriented experience.
Lone
Star Expeditions >>
A therapeutic intervention in Texas that combines traditional therapy
with a wilderness setting to engage students in exploring their character
in a safe, but challenging environment.
SUWS Adolescent (Idaho) and SUWS
Youth (Idaho, ages 11-13) >>
SUWS licensed troubled
teen wilderness programs specialize in helping troubled teens and
defiant teens with behavioral and emotional problems.
SUWS North Carolina >>
SUWS of the Carolinas is a therapeutic camping program with a focus
on clinical intervention and assessment.
Aspen Achievement Academy >>
A fully-accredited, professionally supervised outdoor
therapy program for adolescents, ages 13-17.
Passages to Recovery (18 and over) >>
Unique alternative to drug
rehabs or alcohol
rehabs, this outdoor recovery program for adults is located in Utah.
