Wilderness Therapy
Treatment Programs
"Outdoor
Behavioral Health" programs
We are a 501(c)3 charitable
non-profit consumer protection information,
research, health, safety,
referral &
education site.
This web site is
designed to help parents, families and
professionals seeking help for youth at risk and teenagers with
depression, anxiety and oppositional, defiant and conduct disorders,
alcohol and other drug and substance abuse, as well
as school and
academic problems.
Find out more
about outdoor behavioral health, boot camps, wilderness
therapy, wilderness programs, interventions, evaluation, treatment,
referral, clinical issues, health and safety, selection, standards, training and
employment.
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We are not funded directly or
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Nationally Endorsed &
Research Based Resources
Designed to Help Guide Parents with
Youth At-Risk
Youth At-Risk
Screening
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Consultation
Michael G. Conner, PsyD
A
leading world expert, author, consultant and researcher
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New Articles & News
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Important
Web Sites
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www.EducationOptions.Org.
A listing and rating of Boarding Schools, Residential
Treatment Centers, Therapeutic Boarding Schools, Emotional
Growth Programs and Transition Programs.
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www.InCrisis.Org.
A
comprehensive screening and referral information site. You can
complete a behavioral health questionnaire and automatically
obtain a comprehensive report including a description and rank
order of 15 unique intervention options for your child.
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WildernessPrograms.Org
Comprehensive listing
& research on programs
for Wilderness Therapy
and Outdoor Behavioral Health treatment programs for youth at risk.
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Outdoor Therapy Practice & Referral
for Mental Health Professionals & Educational
Consultants
www.OutdoorTherapy.Org
Mentor Research Institute is approved by
the American Psychological Association to offer continuing
education for psychologists. Mentor Research Institute maintains
responsibility for the program.
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Our Best Advice:
Never
send a child with behavioral and emotional problems to a program outside
United States. U.S. law and rights will not protect your child from
neglect, abuse or unjustified criminal charges. You may not be able to get
your child back if there is a problem.
U.S. State
Department Warning
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Consumer Protection
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The
Heart Of Wilderness Therapy
"...And of all the heroic
figures, I have come to believe the
greatest hero is the child who does not believe he or she is a hero, but is never-the-less
prepared for the heroic adventure by the undiscovered qualities and abilities that are
only realized when they are facing challenges and the 'inevitables' of life."
"...Wilderness
Therapy is not a building or a treatment facility. There is nothing honorable, adventurous,
forgiving or restoring about living in a treatment facility that is considered
'treatment' by simply requiring people
to go to therapy and teaching them to live by a system of points, levels of trust and privileges
that are based on values that are not related to a life worth living."
From "The
Undiscovered Hero. The Journey Of Wilderness
Therapy"
Full story available at www.EducationOptions.Org/stories/hero.htm
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