What do Wilderness Therapy Programs for Troubled Teens Offer?
A wilderness therapy program usually offers 24-hour care, varied levels of therapy, education, and a structured environment. Wilderness therapy programs are usually a short-term placement with placement period of 1-4 months. The rigor of wilderness therapy programs offers a poignant opportunity for adolescents to recognize and begin to work through behaviors, attitudes and addictions that may have occurred with a troubled teen in the past. Troubled teens are usually placed in wilderness therapy programs with problems such as failing in school, mild drug abuse, defiant behavior, running away, depression, manipulation, low self-esteem, and general rebellion to name a few. Some wilderness programs may choose to specialize in one category or another. Most programs will not accept troubled teens with a history of violence.
