Wilderness Therapy Tour

Tips on how therapeutic schools and treatment programs can work better with wilderness therapy programs to improve the continuity of care for their clients. The podcast includes discussions with Aspiro, Evoke, Open Sky, RedCliff Ascent, Second Nature and Wingate Wilderness Therapy programs.

InnerChange staff enjoyed our time with the team at Second Nature Wilderness Program. We learned about their program and discussed their therapeutic work with clients and families. We also are grateful for their concrete tips about ways we can improve the transition of clients to the "next step.""Turning troubled lives around and restoring families is what Second Nature Wilderness Programs is all about. Our highly trained, compassionate therapists have delivered the industry's most clinically sophisticated wilderness therapy program to thousands of children and adults."For more information visit SNWP.com

InnerChange staff enjoyed our time with the Aspiro Adventure Team as we learned about their program healing clients and families. We also are grateful for their concrete tips about ways we can improve the transition of clients to the "next step.""Aspiro Wilderness Therapy is the nation’s premier adolescent and young adult therapeutic wilderness program for struggling families and teens ages 13-18 and young adults ages 18-28. We are dedicated to assisting families create lasting, life-long emotional growth changes through compassionate, controlled, and safe outdoor therapeutic interventions."For more information, visit- AspiroAdventure.com

InnerChange staff enjoyed our time with the team at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy. We learned about their program and their work with clients and families. We also are grateful for their concrete tips about ways we can improve the transition of clients to the "next step.""At Open Sky, we assist teens, young adults and families struggling with difficult challenges and life circumstances. We provide a life-changing opportunity to discover and create a healthy life that is an intelligent and authentic expression of one’s true nature as capable, worthy, honorable people. We invite you to explore our comprehensive website to learn more about the Open Sky experience."For more information, visit- www.openskywilderness.com

InnerChange staff enjoyed our time with educational consultant Dana Dean Doering and the RedCliff Ascent Team as we learned from them about their work with clients and families. We also are grateful for their concrete tips about ways we can improve the transition of clients to the "next step."Here is a little more about Dana Dean Doering:"Our team at Dean Doering and Associates brings together more than 75 years of experience in educational assessment and consultation, child development, comprehensive mental health evaluation, parent coordination, psychiatric testing and assessment, counseling and guidance. Collaboration with your student and family is the cornerstone of our teamwork."For more information, visit www.deandoering.comAnd more information about Red Cliff Ascent:"RedCliff Ascent is a therapeutic wilderness program for troubled teens ages 13-17. For almost 20 years, we have been helping thousands of struggling teens and their families rebuild their relationships and end the developmental vacation, our term for a disrupted or incomplete pattern of development. Troubled teens enrolled at RedCliff lack the coping mechanisms, competencies and discipline necessary to manage their lives at an age appropriate level."For more information, visit: www.redcliffascent.com

InnerChange staff enjoyed our time with the Evoke at Entratda Clinical Team as we learned from them about their work with clients and families. We also are grateful for their concrete tips about ways we can improve the transition of clients to the "next step."Evoke Wilderness Therapy's website states, "We specialize in Wilderness Therapy, which is a highly effective and research-proven approach for treating teens and young adults, while providing extensive family support. With the distractions and digital influences of everyday life gone, our participants are able to embark on an experience that provides them the skills and insight to meet the challenges in their life." Learn more about Evoke Therapy Programs by visiting www.EvokeTherapy.com

"For more than 22 years, Shayne Gallagher has provided healing wilderness experiences for adolescents, young adults, and families. With his deep understanding of the innate therapeutic effects of a wilderness experience on the healing of young people, Shayne has become a recognized leader in teen and young adult treatment.""WinGate Wilderness Therapy is a premier wilderness therapy program for troubled teens and young adults; that offers hope and healing. Designed for both troubled teens and young adults, WinGate offers two distinctly separate wilderness programs addressing the needs of two very different age groups." For more information, please visit www.wingatewildernesstherapy.com