WILDERNESS QUEST

Program Dynamics

Average Program Length
Field Program................. 50 Days
Family Enrichment......... 2 - 3 Days

Because every Client and Family is unique, Wilderness Quest's staff makes aftercare recommendations at the end of each program, in conjunction with referring agencies, counselors or consultants. Some examples are:

Self-help, counseling, and aftercare meetings at home
Continued treatment at Wilderness Quest
Residential placement

Group Dynamics

Each group has six coed clients maximum (Adolescent group ages 14-17 and Adult group ages 18-28)

WILDERNESS QUEST is Very Successful With:

Wilderness Quest's specialty and most successful areas are substance use/abuse treatment and family systems education
Low self-esteem
Depression
Attention deficit issues
Anger (no violence towards persons)
Emotional pain
Sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse
Frustration from learning differences
Entitlement issues
Inappropriate sexual behavior
Oppositional behavior
Abandonment issues:

Adoption
Divorce
Attachment issues

Wilderness Quest Can Only Accept On A Case By Case Basis (Things Considered):

Overweight
High blood pressure
Heart disease
Recent suicide attempts
Physical handicap
Psychotropic medications

Wilderness Quest Accepts Young Adults 18 to 28 Challenged With:

Alcohol/drug abuse and addiction
Failure in college
Immaturity
Fear of adulthood
Fear of responsibility

Wilderness Quest Is Not Successful With and Can Not Accept:

Diabetic
Grand Mal Epilepsy
Full Scale IQ 89 or under
Hypoglycemic
Renal disease
Arthritis that would hinder hiking or physical activity
Pregnancy
History of physical violence against persons
Sexual abuse of teenage peers
Psychotic
Delusions
Chronic Schizophrenic
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (if contagious)
HIV positive
Any contagious disease, chicken pox, measles, etc.
Hepatitis A, B, C (if contagious)