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Therapeutic outdoor programs use the wilderness as a tool to quickly and effectively impact troubled teens. Emotional growth programs provide struggling adolescents an opportunity to challenge themselves physically and emotionally, develop a sense of personal responsibility, and view themselves in new positive self-perceptions.

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• Equine and Animal Assisted Therapy

  Troubled teens nationwide are reaping the psychological and emotional benefits of animal-assisted therapy, namely, the use of horses, cows, dogs, and cats to help treat a variety of physical and psychological problems. Equine therapy programs are now widely used in residential treatment settings, as a component of outpatient therapy, or in gang-intervention programs and a growing body of evidence shows that horses have a lot to offer humans.

• How Can I Send My Child Away?

  Many parents struggle with the decision of sending their child away to get help. Sometimes you might start to second-guess yourself, feeling guilty or fearful that you're just trying to get rid of the problem temporarily and that your child might hate you for it. Most parents feel that sending their child away to get treatment is an extreme move and usually don't come to make such a decision until after all other alternatives have failed.

• What is Wilderness Therapy?

  Wilderness therapy is founded on the basic principle that nature serves as the ultimate teacher, unable to be manipulated by defiant teens.

• National Assoc of Therapeutic Wilderness Camps

  The primary purpose of NATWC is to support the establishment and continuation of therapeutic wilderness camping organizations; with the attendant responsibility to educate the public as to the existence of such organizations and their success in helping troubled young people change their lives for the better.

• Outdoor Wilderness Therapy Programs from AEG

  Outdoor education, also known as wilderness therapy or outdoor therapy, serves as a short-term, high-impact therapeutic alternative to help get troubled teens back on track and develop a sense of personal responsibility. Because of our reputation for quality, safety and longevity, many of Aspen's programs have been highlighted in TV documentaries and written about in the national media. Our therapists and counselors guide teens toward self-reliance and self-respect.

• What are Therapeutic Wilderness Camps?

  There are two basic types of wilderness therapeutic camps. These can be described as long term and short term camps. Learn more.

• Wilderness Programs Info

  Informationand resources related to outdoor education, also known as wilderness therapy, including links to research, outdoor therapy programs, and related topics.