Outward Bound
Wilderness adventure programs worldwide, ages 12-22
USA and some international locations
Established in 1962
Outward Bound continues to be the premier provider of experience-based outdoor leadership programs. With over 300 adventure-based courses year-round, all across the US, to choose from serving youth, starting at age 12, teens and adults. Course activities include rock climbing, sea kayaking, backpacking, mountaineering, canyoneering, sailing, dog sledding, canoeing and whitewater rafting, and more, in some of the most beautiful and inspiring wilderness ...read more
Outward Bound
Wilderness adventure programs worldwide, ages 12-22
USA and some international locations
Established in 1962
Outward Bound continues to be the premier provider of experience-based outdoor leadership programs. With over 300 adventure-based courses year-round, all across the US, to choose from serving youth, starting at age 12, teens and adults. Course activities include rock climbing, sea kayaking, backpacking, mountaineering, canyoneering, sailing, dog sledding, canoeing and whitewater rafting, and more, in some of the most beautiful and inspiring wilderness ...read more
-Second Nature Entrada
Outdoor Therapeutic Program
St. George, UT
Established in 2004
Second Nature Entrada is a licensed treatment program that uses the wilderness setting in a clinically focused intervention to teach students accountability, communication skills, and healthy emotional and behavioral habits. Treatment plans are individualized for each student and include flexible lengths of stay, single gender treatment groups, daily group therapy, and individualized therapy sessions with doctorate level therapists twice weekly.
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-Triangle Cross Ranch
Outdoor Therapeutic Program
Powell, WY
Mount Carmel Youth Ranch is a non-profit organization that uses real life experiences on a cattle ranch to dignify and increase the self-esteem of the troubled youth. Our "Reality Therapy" in a true west setting, is done with a Catholic focus to help mend the troubled youth's relationships with family as well as building a moral conscience within the boy. This is accomplished by educating the mind, strengthening the body, and elevating ...read more
-Open Sky Wilderness Therapy
Wilderness Therapy Program
Durango, CO
Established in 2005
Open Sky's holistic wilderness program engages the transformational power of nature to strengthen relationships, foster growth, cultivate awareness, and develop overall health and wellness. Our unique approach combines traditional therapeutic approaches, naturopathic medicine, innovative substance abuse treatment, organic, whole foods nutrition, and healthy outdoor living for all of our students.
Open Sky works with male and female ...read more
-Wilderness Treatment Center
Wilderness Therapy Program
Marion, MT
Established in 1983
Wilderness Treatment Center believes that chemical dependency among adolescents and young adults can effectively be treated by providing a specialized program designed to treat both personal and social problem areas. Our program provides specific activities and a unique setting to allow for personal growth, self-confidence, better decision-making skills, and leadership growth. We combine group work and extensive therapy with personal inventory ...read more
-Passages To Recovery
Wilderness Therapy Program
Loa, UT
Established in 2000
Passages To Recovery is a clinically integrated 12 Step treatment for young adult men. We are primary care recovery program set in the Utah wilderness. Our program has a flexible length of stay and is designed to be completed in 90 days.
Passages To Recovery is an intervention with a primary focus on the treatment of addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. We provide each client with a master's level licensed therapist ...read more
-Outback Therapeutic Expeditions
Wilderness Therapy Program
Lehi, UT
Established in 2001
Outback is a licensed treatment program that uses the wilderness as an alternative to traditional treatment settings, while employing conventional therapeutic methods. Treatment, not wilderness or survival skills, is the primary focus at Outback. To accomplish this, Outback has licensed Ph.D. and Masters level therapists, individualized treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy, flexible lengths of stay, daily group processing sessions, ...read more
-RedCliff Ascent
Wilderness Therapy Program
Enterprise, UT
Established in 1993
RedCliff Ascent is a therapeutic wilderness treatment program for adolescents who are on a "Developmental Vacation." That means the child's emotional and behavioral growth is stalled.They lack the coping mechanisms, competencies and discipline necessary to manage their lives.
RedCliff Ascent therapists, all Ph.D. and Master's level clinicians, use this stalled development as the lens through which to view these ...read more
-Aspiro
Wilderness Therapy Program
Mount Pleasant, UT
Established in 2005
Aspiro is licensed by the state of Utah as a youth treatment program. While Aspiro is classified as a wilderness program, the term "Wilderness Adventure Therapy" (WAT) more accurately describes our approach. Aspiro is a 6-8 week, clinically sophisticated, high-impact intervention designed to help struggling youth develop self-respect, experience healing, and return to basic core values. Students benefit from a highly effective, solution-focused ...read more
-WinGate Wilderness Therapy
Wilderness Therapy Program
Kanab, UT
Established in 2008
WinGate utilizes a strengths based approach to recognize potential in even the most challenging of students. Proper, thorough assessment coupled with proven treatment strategies implemented in a supportive environment, create the WinGate difference. It begins with our deep-seated belief that every student is unique, gifted, and capable of dramatic emotional and behavioral transformation.
As a result, we seek to provide a nurturing ...read more
-SUWS Adolescent and Youth Programs
Outdoor Therapeutic Program
Shoshone, ID
Established in 1981
Operating in southern IDAHO since 1981, SUWS is a licensed treatment program that uses a desert environment in an intervention focused on assessment, wilderness therapy, and a strong clinical team to help struggling teens. Utilizing a "search and rescue" metaphor, the goal of the Adolescent Program is to empower adolescents with opportunities for growth as they rediscover their sense of purpose and strengthen their connections to self, ...read more
-Second Nature Cascades
Wilderness Therapy Program
Bend, OR
Established in 2005
Second Nature Cascades is a licensed treatment program that uses the wilderness setting in a clinically focused intervention to teach students accountability, communication skills, and health, emotional and behavioral habits. Treatment plans are individualized for each student and include flexible lengths of stay, single gender treatment groups, daily group therapy, and individualized therapy sessions with master's and doctorate level therapists ...read more
-Explorations
Outdoor Therapeutic Program
Trout Creek, MT
Established in 1989
Explorations offers a variety of unique and relevant program choices that meet the needs of today's teens and young adults. For 20 years, we have provided innovative, diverse offerings that promote healthy families. We promise individualized attention and small groups. We support reunification of families through integrated parent involvement. We prioritize successful, supported transitions at the conclusion of our offerings.
Custom-Designed ...read more
-Second Nature Uintas
Wilderness Therapy Program
Duchesne, UT
Established in 1998
Second Nature is a licensed treatment program that uses the wilderness setting in a clinically focused intervention to teach students accountability, communication skills, and healthy emotional and behavioral habits. Treatment plans are individualized for each student and include flexible lengths of stay, single gender treatment groups, daily group therapy, and individualized therapy sessions with doctorate level therapists twice weekly.
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