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Seen 'n Heard - Feb, 2002
Issue (page 1)
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STONINGTON INSTITUTE FEATURED IN NORWICH BULLETIN
(October 5, 2001) The Norwich
Bulletin featured the Stonington Institute, North Stonington, Connecticut, 800-832-1022, in a favorable light, quoting a Stonington
counselor and former clients, in their report about teen drug use.
GLORIA HASTINGS, BSW, NEW DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS AT BACHMAN LEARNING
CENTER (November 15, 2001) Gloria K. Hastings, BSW, bachmanl@msn.com
contacted Woodbury Reports to report she is the new Director of Admissions at Bachman Learning Center, McDonald, Tennessee, 423-479-4523.
Self-described as a “Christian School Serving Children and Families since 1912,” it provides educational and vocational programs to
students who struggle with ADHD.
FLYING H INTERN PROGRAM
(December, 2001) Pete Smith, Administrator of the Flying H Youth Ranch, Naches,
Washington, 509-658-2990, flyingh370@aol.com, a Christian school for boys, announced the start
of their Intern Program. They are looking for a few young men ages 19-25 “who want to take 6 months or longer to experience
front line ministry with troubled boys as a way to explore God’s leading in their lives, and be discipled in their walk.”
GRAY WOLF RANCH CREDENTIALS EARNED
(January, 2002) Peter Boeschenstein, founder of the Gray
Wolf Ranch, Port Townsend, Washington, 800-571-5505, gwr@graywolfranch.com, announced
they received Association for Experiential Education (AEE) credential for the wilderness component of their program, and also a three-year
credential from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for their treatment programs. Gray Wolf
Ranch accepts young men, age 14 to 25, who have demonstrated their commitment to drug abstinence and who are motivated to make profound
changes in their lifestyle.
SOAR IN 25TH YEAR
(January 8, 2002) Jonathan Jones, Executive Director of Success Oriented
Achievement Realized (SOAR), Balsam, North Carolina, 828-456-3435, wilderness-based adventure programs specifically designed to meet
the needs of LD and ADHD youth, announced that going into their 25th year they will be expanding their Wyoming programs including
their first summer program for the whole family, and adding a new specialty course Canadian Rockies Adventure.
INTERMOUNTAIN HOSPITAL EXPANDS ADOLESCENT BEDS
(January 18, 2002) Vernon Garrett, CEO of Intermountain
Hospital, Boise, Idaho, 800-321-5984, rtcidaho@micron.net, announced they will no longer
be accepting admission on its acute children’s unit. They are converting those beds to 9 additional adolescent beds, making
a total of 23 adolescent beds, “due to an increasing demand for inpatient psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment services for
adolescents.” Their Assessment and Referral Department may be contacted 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
GAY DACKSON, R.N.,C. ISLAND VIEW’S NEW DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
(January 18, 2002) Jared Balmer, Ph.D., Executive Director of Island
View, Syracuse, Utah, 081-773-0200, accounced Jay Jackson, R.N.,C, is their new Director of Admission. She is a Certified Psychiatric
Nurse and has directed an inpatient psychiatric unit of a hospital prior to working for Island View for the past 18 months. She will
be assisted by Kari Jacobson, B.S. Travis Anderson is no longer working for the company. Laura McBride continues to be the Director
of Professional Relations ad Development, both for Island View and the Oakley School, spending a majority of her time at the Oakley
School where she is intricately involved in admissions.
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