Criteria

Wilderness Quest is a year-round program. Admissions may occur at any time, with the average length of stay being 50 days, depending on the specific needs and response of the student. Appropriate candidates are adolescent males and females ages 14-17, and young adult males and females ages 18-28, with a history of moderate to severe emotional and behavioral problems, low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance use/abuse or family conflict. (Young adult and youth teams are never mixed.)

Wilderness Quest is experienced in treating resistant youth for whom traditional treatments have been ineffective. Other criteria used in making admissions decisions are numbers and types of previous interventions, family dynamics, aftercare orientation, specific incidents leading to treatment, legal system involvement, chronicity of symptoms, and safety of other students.

Conditions That Wilderness Quest Does Not Treat


Home Our Program • Why it Works • 12 Step Program • Family Involvement • Standards • Safety • Young Adults Our People • Leadership About Us • Our Mission • History • Testimonials Admissions • 4 Simple Steps • Criteria Contact Us	Criteria Wilderness Quest is a year-round program. Admissions may occur at any time, with the average length of stay being 50 days, depending on the specific needs and response of the student. Appropriate candidates are adolescent males and females ages 14-17, and young adult males and females ages 18-28, with a history of moderate to severe emotional and behavioral problems, low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance use/abuse or family conflict. (Young adult and youth teams are never mixed.) Wilderness Quest is experienced in treating resistant youth for whom traditional treatments have been ineffective. Other criteria used in making admissions decisions are numbers and types of previous interventions, family dynamics, aftercare orientation, specific incidents leading to treatment, legal system involvement, chronicity of symptoms, and safety of other students. Conditions That Wilderness Quest Does Not Treat	Testimonials Wilderness Quest was an important turning point for our son. It got his attention, got him focused, and got him moving in a positive direction, enabling us to establish a constructive working relationship. – Tim and Marilyn Heinz, Pennsylvania Will it Work for My Child? What Parents Can Expect Accreditation