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Wilderness Programs or Outdoor Therapy
Wilderness Programs, or Outdoor Therapy Programs, are therapy programs that use the restorative powers of nature programs to help young adults and adolescents overcome substance abuse, and other, issues. While strict guidelines are in place to ensure the safety of all involved, nature is viewed as the master instructor. The main attribute is that the participants quickly realize they cannot manipulate the environment. The group environment forces cooperation and community effort and develop self-esteem, problem solving skills, and the ability to respond to their surroundings and situations, as well as spiritual development and the realization that they are a part of something greater than they are.
Wilderness Therapy incorporates challenges inherent in the natural world – rock climbing, backpacking, white water activities – to help the individual grow and change on a fundamental level. Benefits of wilderness therapy include
- Developing a healthy relationship with issues of control
- Developing the ability understand the importance of teamwork and to trust one’s own community
- Establishing a deeper connection with the natural world
- Increasing healthy feelings of joy and pleasure
- Taking responsibility for actions
- Understanding how actions impact others
The purpose is to provide opportunities and skills in order to deal with difficult situations and provide coping abilities to tap into to help in the recovery process.
Wilderness programs are program short term and long-term care, depending on the needs of the patient. A short-term program can help overcome self-defeating behaviors that cause conflict at home and prevent success in school. Longer programs (the preferred treatment) because of the greater opportunities it provides to stop and redirect behaviors and thought processes. In some situations, a wilderness program is only one segment of a greater program. A patient’s therapists may recommended enrolling in a therapeutic boarding school, or entering a long-term care facility if needed.