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HIPAA PRIVACY ACT
(Summer 2002) The Summer edition of the National
Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
contains an informative article by Gene Thorne of
Discovery Academy. He discusses the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), see 45 CFR
Part 142, outlining requirements governing health care
providers use and disclosure of “protected health care
information (PHI)." Focused on the privacy rights of
individuals, this complicated act, still in its
regulatory evolution process, has serious penalties for
non-compliance. According to Dr. Thorne, most if not all
members of NATSAP fall under this regulation, and will
need to take aggressive steps to be sure they comply.
This article is not on the NATSAP's web site, but it’s
likely the NATSAP offices at 727-442-7667, can provide
you with a copy.
LAST-CHANCE
CAMPS
(August 22, 2002)
The
Salt Lake City Weekly, in an article titled
"Last-Chance Camps: Teen Wilderness Programs: Outdoor
Therapy or Boot Camp?" gave a good review of what
wilderness programs are about, how they are vastly
different than Boot Camps, and gave good positive
exposure to Aspen Achievement Academy.
VILLA SANTA
MARIA SCHOOL PROGRAM RECEIVES NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
(October 2003)
Villa Santa Maria, Cedar Crest, New Mexico,
505-281-3609, recently became fully accredited by the
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation
and School Improvement and the New Mexico State
Department of Education. They feel this enabled them to
achieve their goal of shifting their public education
program to a private education program that would fully
incorporate their Attachment Model.
NEW
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT LOGAN RIVER ACADEMY
(January 2003)
Logan River Academy, Logan, Utah, 866-755-8400
a therapeutic residential treatment center, is pleased
to announce the construction of their new academic
building. It will add 18 offices, 11 classrooms, a
computer lab, locker rooms, an indoor gymnasium, with a
climbing wall and fitness room, and a new “development
Area” for students needing increased supervision and
attention. Completion is scheduled for late summer of
next year.
RIDGE
CREEK ACHIEVES JCAHO ACCREDITATION
(January 2003)
Ridge Creek, a wilderness leadership program in
Dahlonega, GA, 706-867-1720, reports they have achieved
accreditation by the Joint commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) as a residential
child/adolescent mental health service provider. 50% of
their staff have received military training, which they
feel promotes the highest safety environment that can be
achieved, in fact “no student has experienced a major
illness or injury since the beginning of the program.”
All of their staff receive extensive training in
counseling techniques, as well.
SOAR
ENTERS 26TH YEAR, EXPANDS ADVENTURE OPPORTUNITIES
(January 3, 2003)
Success
Oriented Achievement Realized (SOAR), Balsam, North
Carolina, 828-456-3435, enters its 26th year, featuring
“success-oriented, high adventure programs for preteens,
teens and adults with Learning Disabilities (LD) and
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD). They
have expanded their Adventure Opportunities, with a new
catalogue featuring: a continuation of all North
Carolina, Wyoming and Florida programs, specialty course
offerings in the Canadian Rockies and Belize, plus two
sessions of the Florida SCUBA Course.
CARLBROOK NOW COLLABORATING WITH TWO PSYCHIATRISTS
(January 4, 2003)
Jason L.
Merritt, M.D., advisor to the Board,
Carlbrook School, Halifax, Virginia, 434-476-2406,
is “pleased to announce that two psychiatrists on
faculty at Duke University Medical Center, Veerainder
Goli, M.D. and Floyd C. Wiseman, M.D. have agreed to
work collaboratively with our faculty and staff and will
begin seeing students regularly on the Carlbrook School
campus. This relationship has been developed to assure
the best possible care for students who are in need of
medication management.”
GREG
GILLMAN NEW DIRECTOR OF SUNHAWK ACADEMY
(Jan 6, 2003)
Aspen Education Group, 562-467-5500, Cerritos,
California, is proud to announce that
SunHawk Academy, 800-214-3878, is now under the
direction of Kreg Gillman, PhD, St. George, UT. SunHawk
combines wilderness, residential and family treatment,
with weekly individual and family therapy, having a
strong clinical focus on peer culture and group work.
Rounding out Kreg’s management team at SunHawk are:
Sarah Weston, Academic Director, Jade Bringhurst,
Clinical Dirctor, and Kelly Bawden, Program Director.
CATHERINE FREER IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF NATION’S TOP TEEN
DRUG TREATMENT PROVIDERS
(January 14, 2003)
Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions,
Albany, Oregon, 541-926-7252, was recently selected as
one of the nation’s top teen drug treatment providers
according to Drug Strategies, a Washington, DC-based
non-profit research institute. The ranking was published
in the first-ever comprehensive guide to drug treatment
programs for teens, Treating Teens: A Guide to
Adolescent Drug Programs, a book supported by a grant
from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
NEW
“TRANSITION PROGRAM” AT THE ACADEMY AT SWIFT RIVER
(Jan 21, 2003) The
Academy at Swift River, Cummington, MA,
800-258-1770, announced Jeremy McGeorge, who has
returned to campus as a science teacher, will also
spearhead their new Transition Program. Students will
begin this new three-week program directly after
completion of the Passages wilderness phase, which is
required upon enrollment. The new Transition Program
will then take place during the first three blocks of
the academic day, to evaluate, re-orient and re-connect
students with academics and life on the new campus. ASR
will also now allow students to stay after graduation in
a step-down or Post Graduate program, if they have
awkward graduation dates, a need for more credits or if
students aren’t yet ready for regular boarding school.
KORI
BROWN JOINS ASPEN ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY ADMISSIONS
(Jan 22, 2003)
Penni
Torgerson, Director of Admissions, Aspen Achievement
Academy, Loa, Utah, 800-283-8334 announced:
“Kori Brown has accepted the position of Admissions
Counselor. She has been with Aspen Achievement Academy
since 1995, and we are confident that her years of
experience and commitment to the Academy will make her a
great Admissions
Counselor.
CORRECTION OF SALT CENTER LINK
(Jan 24, 2003)
Woodbury Reports, Inc., Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
208-267-5550, apologizes for, and wishes to correct our
previously published, incorrect information about the
University of Arizona’s S.A.L.T. Center. The correction
is that the SALT Center’s director is
Diane Perreira,
Ed.D., who can be reached at 520-621-1427.
NEW
ADMISSIONS/MARKETING DIRECTOR AT BRIDGES ACADEMY
(Jan 24, 2003)
Bridges Academy, Bend, Oregon, 888-283-7362, ,
announced: “Sara
Engum, has joined the Executive Management Team to
head up their admissions and marketing department.
Formerly with New Leaf Academy, Sara brings her
sincerity and enthusiasm to Bridges.”
NAROPA OFFERS WILDERNESS THERAPY SYMPOSIUM SEPT 26-28,
2003
(January 25, 2003)
Rob
Meltzer, 303-245-4764, announced that
Naropa University Wilderness Therapy Program, is
holding a Wilderness Therapy Symposium on September
26-28, 2003. Keynote speaker is Gary Ferguson, author of
Shouting at the Sky. The symposium also includes
featured speakers, presenters and facilitators who are
involved with many wilderness therapy programs in our
network. The event is for individuals working in the
field, considering a career in Wilderness Therapy, or
who wish to integrate wilderness into their current work
as educator, therapist, or health service professional.
Continuing education credits and fun are available.
OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
(Jan. 30, 2003) The
Jason
William Hunt Foundation, Supporting At-Risk Youth
Through Outdoor Experiential Education, was founded to
support outdoor experiential education for at-risk youth
through scholarships, grants and general support.
The foundation was named after outdoor educator Jason
William Hunt, who died in October 2001 while climbing in
British Columbia.
NEW
REFERRAL WEB SITE
(Jan. 30, 2003) We found a new web site operated by Earl
& Cheryl Spaniol. The site says they found help for
their own teen, stating: "I will help you choose the
best program/school for your child. Ages 7-22." The
programs described on the site are all associated with
the World Wide Association of Schools and Programs (WWASP).
To view the site,
click here.
LANDMARK SCHOOL OFFERS SUMMER SCHOOL & PREPARATORY
PROGRAM
(February 2003)
Landmark School, Prides Crossing, Massachusetts,
978-236-3000, announces their six-week Summer Program,
July 6 – August 15 that will provide children and young
adults with a review of basic language arts and study
skills. It includes a full day academic program as well
as combination programs featuring: Seamanship, Marine
Science, and an Adventure Ropes Course. Half-day
academic programs also offered for elementary and middle
school students. Additionally, they have a Preparatory
Program that emphasizes advocacy, organizational and
study skills development that is available during the
academic year for college-bound students, grades 9-12,
who don’t need the intensive level of remediation
offered in their standard program.
3RD
INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE THERAPY CONFERENCE
(February 02, 2003) The 3rd International Adventure
Therapy Conference which will be the first North
American conference, is coming to Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada, on April 20-24, 2003. This conference
has attracted professionals from around the world, and
this years’ conference presenters include health
professionals, adventurers, and recreational therapists
from Western Europe, Africa, Russia, New Zealand,
Australia, and the Balkans, with a majority of
representatives from Canada and the United States.
Programs represented work with adjudicated youth, people
with disabilities, and people with life-threatening
illnesses. For information about attending this event
click
here or e-mail
Tara.
NEW
HORIZONS WILDERNESS HAS NEW, IMPROVED WEBSITE
(February 03) Audrey
Peavey,
New Horizons Wilderness Program, Orrington, Main,
800-916-9755, would like to announce the launch of their
new and improved website, with hopes that it is easier
to read and navigate. They've added parent testimonials,
more pictures and new information.
YOUTH
CARE TRAINS IN DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT)
(February 2003) Randie Riegler, Director of Admissions,
Youth Care, Draper, Utah, 800-786-4924, announced they
are pleased that Youth Care therapists have recently
gained training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT),
the “treatment of choice for Borderline Personality
Disorder, that has the utility to treat a wide range of
psychiatric and behavioral conditions. DBT is an
empirically based treatment model that has proven
effective in treating multi-problem patients. One of
their three homes will be implementing a full DBT
milieu, enabling the DBT program to be seamless 24 hours
per day.”
ROBIN
STEPHENS PROMOTED TO ASPEN’S REGIONAL DIRECTOR
(February 5, 2003) Susan M. Burden, St. Vice-President,
Residential Schools & Programs,
Aspen Education Group, Inc 562-467-5500, Cerritos,
California, , is “pleased to announce the promotion of
Robin Stephens to the position of Regional Director,
Residential Schools and Programs.” Robin will oversee
the operations of the Utah facilities within the
residential schools and programs of Aspen Education
Group, bringing her extensive experience as the
Executive Director and co-founder of YouthCare in l999.
NAWA
15TH ANNUAL SWIFT SPRING TRAINING
(February 12, 2003)
NAWA, French Gulch, CA, 800-358-NAWA, is offering an
intensive five day training on April 12-17, 2003.
Physically demanding and open to the public, it will
focus on: vertical Rescue I, Cave Rescue, Swift Water
Rescue I, and Basic Wilderness First Aid. No prior
experience is needed and NAWA will provide all safety
gear and equipment for the training, except wetsuits for
swift water rescue, which can be rented locally. Call
800-358-6292 for registration.
CRATER LAKE STAFF RE-CERTIFIES, TEAMS UP WITH BEHAVIORAL
MANAGEMENT CENTER
(February 14, 2003)
Steven D. Long, Director of Crater Lake School, a
Therapeutic Boarding school, Sprague River, Oregon,
541-533-2279, reports their staff members have been
recently re-certified in First Aid & CPR through the
American Red Cross. Program Director, Rick Snyder, will
be training as a Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI)
instructor, which will allow them to train their staff
in CPI. They also have teamed up with the Behavioral
Management Center in Boise, ID, and are “experiencing
wonderful results over the past two years using the
objective information received from their CEEG and
Evoked Potential testing. We have witnessed a quicker
rate of success with our students who battle with
Neuropsychological issues.”
2003
TREKS IN THE ALPS: A RITE OF PASSAGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
(February 17, 2003) David Denman, Sausalito, CA,
415-332-1831, former master teacher and consultant for
the national organization of Quaker schools and
colleges, is leading two “rite-of-passage” treks in the
Haute Route, in the heart of the Alps. Each trek is
limited to 12 participants ages 16-19, with a 1:4 ratio
of adults to young people that will include Denman, a
co-leader, and a Swiss guide. The boy’s trek is July
6-19, and the girls is July 20-August2, 2003. Last
summer the boys on Denman’s trek hiked 120 miles in two
weeks “through the most glorious scenery in
Switzerland.”
CORRECTION: DR. DWANE ROBERTS IS MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT
REDCLIFF ASCENT
(Feb 19, 2003) Loi Eberle, M.A, Educational Consultant
and Editor-in-Chief, Woodbury Reports wishes to
apologize to
Redcliff Ascent Wilderness Experience 800-898-1244,
Enterprise, Utah, for neglecting to identify Dwayne
Roberts, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM), CAQ Sports MED, Director,
Utah Valley Sports Medicine Fellowship, Utah Valley
Regional Medical Center, also as the medical director at
Redcliff Ascent. At the O.B.H.I.C. Meeting in January, a
panel of medical experts discussed medical risk
screening for wilderness program participants. Redcliff
Ascent was instrumental in arranging Dr. Roberts’ role
in this excellent discussion, which is summarized in
both the online and print edition of the January 03
Woodbury Reports # 101, To view this article,
click here.
PRAESIDIUM, INC OFFERS TO CONDUCT ON-SITE RISK
ASSESSMENTS
(February 19, 2003) Asron Lundber, LMSW, Project Manager
of
Praesidium, Inc., Arlington, Texas, 800-743-6354,
“the national leader in abuse risk management,”
contacted NATSAP members to offer a wide range of
services to help create safe environments to reduce the
risk that a youth might be abused in a program. Their
Safety Specialists can conduct on-site risk assessment,
provide recommendations to help prevent abuse and false
allegations, and provide certification once their
standards are met. They offer a set of seminars either
on-site or via the Internet regarding abuse prevention,
response and investigation. They will also do policy
review recommendations aimed at protecting youth from
abuse and staff from false allegations.
SAGEWALK UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP, MOVES TO REDMOND, OREGON
(February 19, 2003) Sage Walk Wilderness School, Bend
Oregon, 541-317-4910, welcomes Larry Solie as their new
President of Wilderness Therapy Programs and Executive
Director of SageWalk. They are working “in close harmony
with Clinical Director, Dr. J. Huffine,” and have
relocated their office to Redmond, Oregon. Their field
operations are located in the Ochoco Mountains of
Central Oregon, where they have permission to use 60,000
acres for therapeutic experiences to encourage growth
and self-awareness in their students and to conduct
parent workshops.
BROWN
SCHOOLS SELLS SIX BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
(February 21, 2003) Marguerite Sallee, President and
Chief Executive Officer of The Brown Schools reported
they have signed a definitive agreement with
Psychiatric
Solutions Inc, a leading national provide of
behavioral healthcare services, to purchase The Brown
School’s six behavioral healthcare facilities. They are:
the Brown Schools of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.;
The Brown Schools of Oklahoma based in Tulsa, Ok.; Cedar
Springs Behavioral Health System in Colorado Springs,
Col.; Laurel Ridge Hospital in San Antonio, Tex.; San
Marcos Treatment Center in San Marcos, Tex.; and The
Oaks Treatment Center in Austin, Tex. Sallee states that
PSI is highly regarded in the industry, and will
strengthen these facilities. Likewise, the sale will
enhance Brown School’s ability to create innovative
practices in their emotional growth schools and programs
as well as expand their program offerings to address
unmet needs.
ANASAZI’S EZEKIEL AND PAULINE SANCHEZ HONORED
(Spring 2003) Ezekiel Sanchez, founder of
ANASAZI
Foundation, Mesa Arizona, and his wife, Pauline,
were recognized as the 2002 National Parents of the
Year, and are the first Native American couple to
receive such an honor. “They have raised seven wonderful
children of their own and help thousands of others
through their work at ANASAZI”, said Sylvia Laughter, of
Arizona State. The Award was presented by the National
Parent’s Day Council and the Washington Times
Foundation. Anasazi, 800-678-3445, is also pleased to
welcome LuAnne
Endres, as their new Director of Admission. She
formerly taught students of all ages and also has
extensive experience in the world of business.
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