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FRANKLIN ACADEMY RECEIVES
ACCREDITATION
(June 4, 2003) Franklin
Academy, East Haddam, Connecticut, 860-873-2700, slated
to receive their first students in September, received an
endorsement by the Connecticut State Department of Education
as a college preparatory boarding school that did not require
licensing as a special education facility. This endorsement
is a requirement for a boarding school to open in Connecticut.
This will be renewed annually, and after three years, it
is the school’s intention to seek accreditation from the
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, which is
the standard accreditating agency for their part of the country.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST DR. GARY KATZ
JOINS ACADEMY AT SWIFT RIVER
(July 17, 2003) Brenda
Briggs, Academy
at Swift River, Cummington, MA, 800-258-1770, writes
that Dr. Gary Katz, joined them in the beginning of June
as their consulting Clinical Psychologist. Available to do
testing and evaluations as well as acting as a resource to
their staff, Dr. Katz earned his doctoral degree in clinical
psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley. He holds
an MS in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State University,
has been the Senior Staff Psychologist at the Children’s
Hospital of San Francisco, and was the San Francisco Mayor’s
Special Consultant on Adolescents. Most recently Dr. Katz
was the Special Education and School Psychology Consultant
to the Minister of Education and Minister of Health in Israel
specializing in PTSD.
ASR COUNSELOR LISA KATE AUGMENTS ADDICITONS
PROGRAM
(July 17, 2003) Lisa Kate, addictions
counselor at the Academy
at Swift River, Cummington, MA, 800-258-1770, , has been
working full time for the past three months developing a
program for ASR students that will augment their existing
Straight Talk addictions program. It will use the innovative
Seven Challenges approach, created by Dr. Robert Schwebel.
This model is specifically designed for the treatment of
adolescents based on the elements of the more traditional
12- Step program. Lisa, who has a post Masters degree from
Keene State College and an MA from Antioch New England Graduate
School, will continue to work with Dominick Sacco and Charles
Mitchell in this endeavor.
TOP FLIGHT ACADEMY GRADUATES FIRST
STUDENT
(July 21, 2003) Top
Flight Academy, announced their first student, Micah,
graduated after he soloed and passed the FAA Private Pilot
Examination, the largest hurdle in obtaining a pilot’s license.
He continues to fly with their flight instructor at the school
and is likely to receive his private pilots license in August.
He also will have earned 8 hours of Aerospace Science Credit
from Utah State Collage in addition to completing his regular
high school credits for his junior year. [E-mail]
SAN CHRISTOBAL RANCH ACADEMY STAFF
TRAINING FOCUSES ON BALANCED LIVES
(July 21, 2003) Anthony S. Geraci,
Jr., President and Executive Director, at San
Cristobal Ranch Academy, 505-776-8347, writes his staff
recently completed an insightful staff training for Substance
Abuse Counseling with Ed Cardenas, LISW, who believes positive,
healthy and balanced lives lead to recovery. Cardenas, listed
in “Who’s Who 2002,” received the Dorothea Spellman Award
for “Creativity in Working with Groups” at the University
of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. He has written
two books, “Beachball – Balancing our Relationship World,”
and “Abuelito,” which is awaiting the publishers’ release
date. He has also written a manual, “Grief and Loss for Counselors.”
This El Prado, New Mexico resident has worked with children,
youth and adults in the areas of grief and loss, substance
abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and spinal cord injury.
His insightful training is highly recommended to anyone working
with young people who struggle with substance abuse issues.
ASCENT’S BACK TO SCHOOL ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM
(July 24, 2003) Julia
Andrick, CEDU, Sandpoint, Idaho, 208-265-0607, informed
us that once again in August, ASCENT,
a wilderness program in Naples, Idaho, 800-974-1999, will
make available a Back to School Assessment Program for young
adults returning to school. This short-term, three-week program
prepares a child to begin the new school year with enhanced
self-esteem, motivation, and valuable personal-growth knowledge
that will equip them with new skills to successfully navigate
the school year. It also provides parents and referring professionals
with assessment of the child’s issues and behaviors, as well
as recommendations for future treatment. Admissions Director, Reid
Treadaway, welcomes questions and enrollment inquiries
at 800-974-1999.
WILDERNESS THERAPY SYMPOSIUM IN SEPT.
(July 24, 2003) Rob Meltzer, with Rocky
Mtn. Educational Planning, 303-650-2944 announced that the
Wilderness Therapy symposium will be held September 26-28
at Boulder, Colorado. For more information call 800-603-3117
or 303-245-4800, Naropa
University Extended Studies, Boulder, Colorado.
FAMILY FOUNDATION CHORUS PARTICIPATES
IN NORTH AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
(July 29, 2003) For the second straight
year, the Family Singers, the chorus from the Family
Foundation School, 914-887-5213, Hancock, NY, were invited
to compete at the North American Music Festival’s “superior
only” festival. This festival is open only to choruses that
have achieved a superior ranking in a festival within the
last two years. At this year’s festival the Family Singers
earned three superior ratings and one excellent rating. Additionally
one of the tenors was selected as best solo performer. They
missed the grand prize by only .8 of 1 point. All the other
schools that competed had an enrollment of 600 or more. The
North American Festival office just released the over all
rankings of all schools who participated in any of their
14 their festivals. The Family Singer’s mixed chorus was
ranked 12th, the Women’s chorus, 21st, the Show Choir, 4th,
and the Men’s chorus, 3rd. Fifty-four schools competed in
these fourteen festivals.
ALLDREDGE ACADEMY NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
ANGIE SENIC
(July 29, 2003) Chip
Huge, Ph.D., Marketing and Admissions Director of Alldredge
Academy, Davis, West Virginia, 866-382-4332, and founder,
L. Jay Mitchell, announced that Angie
Senic, MA, 304-259-2262, has been appointed Executive
Director of Alldredge. A Master’s level Certified School
Administrator-Principal, she has been Principal at the Mountain
Campus for three years
SUMMIT SCHOOL PREPARATORY DEDICATION
(July 31, 2003) Angie Satter announced
the August 13th dedication of Summit
Preparatory School in Kalispell, Montana, 406-758-8118,
a not-for-profit college preparatory boarding school that
features an integrated approach to academic and emotional
growth for coeds ages 13 to18 years.
FORGY FORMS PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTING
ASSOCIATES
(August 1, 2003) Michael
R. Forgy, MA, 208-887-3976, Meridian, Idaho has founded
a consulting firm to help those providing services to adolescents,
called Psychiatric Consulting Associates. Forgy had been
the program director of Intermountain Hospital RTC in Boise,
Idaho for the last ten years.
PAUL JOHNSON NEW HEAD OF BOULDER CREEK
ACADEMY
(August 04, 2003) The leadership team
for Boulder
Creek Academy, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 877-348-0848, announces
that Paul Johnson has accepted the position of school director
after “friend and respected colleague, Larry Stednitz, has
chosen to step aside as Boulder Creek Academy School Director.
We all support Larry’s decision and celebrate his successes
here this past year. We are pleased to share with you that
he has agreed to play a consulting role for CEDU and will
support us in the area of risk management.” Paul Johnson
has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, a teaching certificate,
and several years’ experience of youth work at Hurricane
Island, Outward Bound, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
He has been with CEDU since 1994, where he has worked as
wilderness instructor, admissions director for ASCENT, and
in several management positions at CEDU, most recently as
regional director of support services. To speak with Paul
or any member of the leadership team, please contact Starr
Aldridge at (208) 267-2873, extension 3012.
BENCHMARK CELEBRATES TEN YEARS
(August 5, 2003) Jayne Selby-Longnecker,
Executive Director and CEO of Benchmark
Young Adult School, Redlands, California, 800-474-4848,
announced Benchmark will celebrate its 10-year anniversary
on September 9, 2003. Benchmark is a private transition school
for young adults ages 18 to 28.
CASA DE AMMA WEEKEND
(August 5, 2003) Russ and Susie Leatherby,
with Casa de Amma, Newport Beach, California, 949-721-6605,
“A state-of-the-art living residence and program for adults
with learning disabilities and related special needs,” announced
an invitation to join them for the weekend of October 3-5,
2003, “to introduce and present the Casa de Amma vision.”
GRAND RIVER ACADEMY ACCEPTING UNDERCLASSMEN
FOR 2003-2004 SCHOOL YR.
(August 6, 2003) Grand
River Academy, Austinburg, Ohio, 440-275-2811, announced
they are still accepting underclassmen for the 2003-2004
school year. For more information, contact San
or Christina.
BRIAN ROSSITER VISITS WOODBURY REPORTS
(August 8, 2003) Brian Rossiter, Program
Director for Brown School’s new Phoenix
Outdoor Education Center, Sutton, Vermont, 800-218-5122,
stopped by the Woodbury Reports Inc. office to talk about
their new outdoor program which is currently forming their
third seven-member group.
ASPEN OPENS TWO OUTDOOR EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
(August 8, 2003) Sue Crowell, Senior
Vice President, Aspen Education Group, headquartered in Cerritos
California, 828-225-1056, announced that the opening of their
two outdoor education programs enables Aspen to extend their
services further East, so they can “locate services closer
to regional population centers.” The two programs are Lone
Star Expeditions in Texas, “a short-term therapeutic
intervention” program combining “traditional therapy in an
outdoor setting...,” and the Adirondack
Leadership Expeditions, in New York, “a character development
program that promotes personal growth.”
BIGGS, WOLFRAM AND DOERING VISIT WOODBURY
REPORTS
(August 9, 2003) Woodbury Reports Inc.
was pleased to have three visitors stop by on their way back
to the airport. Visiting from left to right were Sue Bigg,
Chicago, Illinois, 773-404-1699, Rhea Wolfram, Dallas, Texas,
972-233-1115, and Dana Dean Doering, Seattle, Washington,
360-692-4949.
ZIMMERMAN AFFILIATES WITH WOODBURY
REPORTS
(August 11, 2003) Linda Zimmerman,
MA, LCCP, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has become the newest affiliate
of Woodbury Reports Inc. joining Lon Woodbury and Loi
Eberle in providing consultations to parents looking for
help in choosing the right place for their struggling teen.
Linda Zimmerman has a master’s degree in child/clinical Psychology,
and extensive clinical and administrative experience in working
with troubled children and adolescents. She is nationally
recognized as a specialist in attachment disorders and/or
adoption issues. In 1990, Linda founded an innovative treatment
program in New Mexico for attachment-disordered children.
She has worked as a clinical consultant for several programs
in the United States and internationally. She is the author
of a number of professional publications, and in 1996 was
named the city of Albuquerque’s “Woman on the Move” for her
accomplishments in the field of children’s mental health.
LOI EBERLE RETURNS FROM 3-PROGRAM
VISIT IN COSTA RICA
(August 12, 2003) Loi
Eberle, Educational Consultant and Editor-in-Chief of
Woodbury Reports, , 208-267-5550, recently visited three
Costa Rica programs. She visited Villa
San Jose, in San Jose, Costa Rica, 506-267-7061, a comprehensive,
dual-diagnosis, drug and alcohol treatment program directed
by Mario Duran, described in Woodbury Reports, June NL #
106. This 30 to 90 day adolescent and young adult program
includes individual, group and equine therapy, which is usually
followed by enrollment either in boarding school such as
Coronado Academy, or a return home with participation in
S.M.A.R.T. groups that are based on Rational Emotive Therapy.
She also visited Coronado
Academy, 866-981-1300, a transitional program for young
adults who are completing high school or are taking a “gap
year”, while exploring various educational/career options,
and participating in therapy. Situated on the Pacific Coast
near Queppos, Costa Rica, the Coronado campus is “wired”
for computers, so students use laptops for academics, and
surfboards for fun. Loi also participated in part of Rio
Rapido, at the Academy
at Swift River, 800-258-1770, Cummington, Massachusetts,
a five-week transitional phase of ASR’s program that takes
place on the Osa Peninsula, in southern Costa Rica. While
there, she posed with her family for a picture with The Herald,
the local Bonners Ferry, Idaho newspaper, which featured
her work with Woodbury Reports as one of the area’s Women
in Business.
NEW DIRECTOR AT NEW BEGINNINGS
(August 13, 2003) Larry
Hahn, informed us that Tom Musgrove has been appointed
as the Program & Marketing Director at New Beginning
Ministry, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, after serving for eleven
years as the Director of Operations at The Family
Foundation School, Hancock, NY. Joel’s Sober House and
Evergreen Lodge, both at New Beginning, are independently
run recovery retreats in a residential community for alcohol
and drug dependence. [more...]
CATHERINE FREER WTE PARTICIPATES
IN JCAHO POLOT PROJECT
(August 13, 2003) Sarah Moir, Catherine
Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions, Albany, Oregon
541-926-7252, announced they were recently selected to serve
as a test site for a JCAHO pilot project. The Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization project, Shared
Visions-New Pathways, is designed to sharpen the focus of
the accreditation process, emphasizing safety and quality
of patient care. It “provided CFWTE with valuable feedback…
and allowed staff to work with JCAHO surveyors to improve
the accreditation process and new standards which go into
effect in January, 2004.” CFWTE was recognized for the quality
and intensity of the program’s treatment, the caliber of
its staff, its innovative staff training program, and its
industry leadership in the collection and analysis of performance,
outcome and safety data.”
DR. NICOLE PRAY, CLINICAL DIRECTOR,
LEAVES BOULDER CREEK ACADEMY
(August 14, 2003) The Boulder
Creek Academy Leadership Team, Boulder Creek Academy,
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 877-348-0848, wishes their Clinical
Director, Nicole Pray, the very best in her new position
in Colorado that will allow her to relocate closer to her
family. She will be leaving the BCA campus at the end of
August, and will play a consulting role during this interium
period in which they are re-creating a Family Services Department
and are initiating a search for a psychologist to provide
overall clinical support and supervision for Boulder Academy.
SOLTREKS OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE TREKS
IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA
(August 20, 2003) Lorri Hanna, M.A.,
CTRS, Executive and Clinical Director of Soltreks,
Inc., 218-834-4607, reports Soltreks is currently offering
One-on-One treks in Northern Minnesota for the fall before
heading south to Big Bend, Texas and New Mexico in early
winter, where they will have group treks and One-on-One.
Teens that tend to hide in a group setting or need greater
individual attention would benefit from a One-on-One trek.
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