Outback Can Help
As seen on Dr. Phil and Inside Edition, Outback offers a uniquely powerful program with the most compelling results for teens who have been particularly rebellious and resistant to intervention. Outback's program has been particularly helpful for teens that plan to attend a longer term boarding school.
The Outback philosophy is a strengths-based model which focuses on building strong relationships of trust, supporting the child through the process of change instead of "breaking them down" to build them up again. This approach allows the clinical team to work out specific structures, assignments, activities to understand, assess and help the student make significant progress during a student's stay.
Outback feels it is critical for students to continue their education during treatment, rather than taking a break from school altogether. Outback, in conjunction with Pine Ridge Academy, has designed a unique academic program that helps students continue their education while receiving intense clinical support, treatment, and development.
This program uses certified teachers and approved educational materials / curriculum in four areas of Utah State Office of Education approved curriculum; Health II, PE, Art, and Life Skills.
Each student has the potential to earn one semester's worth of academic credit in each course during a typical 6 week stay. This is the same credit available during a full quarter in a traditional school setting.
Why choose wilderness? The wilderness setting acts as a catalyst that moves students out of their comfort zone. As students adjust to their new surroundings, Outback counselors observe their negative habits and positively involve students in safe, constructive activities, and in therapeutic sessions where students begin to think more insightfully and replace negative thoughts and habits with positive ones.
Aspen Education Group is sure to have a program to meet your needs. Here are just a few of the options available. You can also call us at 866.375.4771 and an advisor will be happy to help you assess your needs.
Aspen Achievement Academy (Ages 13-18)
As one of the longest-running wilderness therapy programs in the country, Aspen Achievement Academy has exceptional success working with struggling youth. We are a licensed treatment program that integrates an accredited academic component, a sophisticated therapeutic model, and an experiential education curriculum in a healing wilderness environment.
SUWS Youth & Adolescent (Ages 11-17)
One of the oldest and most respect wilderness programs, SUWS has been helping children and teens for over 25 years.
SageWalk, The Wilderness School (Ages 13-17)
Sagewalk is a therapeutic wilderness program with a strong focus on substance abuse issues. Featured on ABCs Brat Camp, which when it aired was rated the Best TV Show of the Week by The Parents Television Council, SageWalk offesr a powerful and transformative wilderness experience for your teen.
Passages to Recovery (Ages 18+)
Passages To Recovery assists young adults in the process of identifying and confronting their fears, emotional pain and destructive patterns of behavior in a supportive and emotionally safe environment. Daily therapeutic and educational groups foster empowered, purposeful living.
Four Circles Recovery Center (Ages 18+)
Four Circles is an innovative addictions and substance abuse treatment program that combines a traditional counseling setting with extensive wilderness experiences. Four Circles employs the most effective, cutting-edge clinical modalities with an underlying traditional 12-step philosophy to create the foundation for sustained recovery.
Sunhawk Academy (Ages 14-18)
SunHawk Academy provides a residential treatment program for adolescents, in a boarding school environment. SunHawk's unique concept combined the benefits of strong academics with the longer-term care and therapy available through an adolescent residential treatment center.
Phoenix Outdoor (Ages 13-17)
Phoenix Outdoor is a wilderness therapy program located near beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. We provide clinical assessments, wilderness therapy, and traditional therapeutic interventions for teens who are struggling with substance use and/or abuse, as well co-occurring behavioral and mental health issues.
Island View (Ages 14-18)
At Island View adolescent residential treatment center, we are in the business of shaping young lives. We ask adolescents to build upon their strengths and abandon self-defeating behaviors. In this process, we give a lot of ourselves and expect the very best effort from our residents.
North Star Center (Ages 17.6-24)
NorthStar gives 17.6 to 24 year olds the opportunity to transform their lives. Our recovery, responsibility and recreation programs challenge students to think for themselves. Graduates know who they are, what they stand for and where they are going. They become successful, healthy and active adults.