New Vision Wilderness

Operationel status In operation Checked September 27, 2010

New Vision Wilderness is a wilderness program located in Wisconsin.

It was founded 2007 <ref name="au">About, homepage of the program</ref>

The targetgroup is teenagers of both genders aged 12 to 17

Every expedition is single gender <ref name=au/>

The founders has worked in business before they started this firm<ref>

Drew was owner of Midwest Outdoor Experience, an adventure-therapy based intervention. In addition Drew was a key experiential programming staff at Rogers Memorial Hospital. Steve was the director of one of Milwaukee’s largest outpatient clinics and had operated Eagle Vision Wilderness program which offered intensive psychotherapy within the wilderness setting.

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Program structure

They run a number of programs. They use a level system where newcomers enter at Robins. They can advance to Hawk, Falcon and Owl <ref name="strug">Visit reports, strugglingteens.com - industry marketing firm</ref>.

Program name	Program overview	Program name	Program overview
21 days wilderness expedition <Ref>21-Day Expeditions with New Vision Wilderness., homepage of the program</ref> (length can be adjusted if the teenager resist the treatment) Program includes -backpacking -canoeing -caving -solo challenge.	Day 1-3, Orientation (regional) -Initial Assessments -Develop treatment plan -Program orientation Days 4-8 Immersion -Get into the wilderness -Development of hard skills -Team Development Days 8-13 Breakthrough Phase -Increase therapeutic impacts (increased therapist contact) -Begin reflection process -Individual Development Days 13-15 Solo Challenge -Intensive 2-3 day wilderness solo Days 15-20 Reliance Phase -Group is more self-sufficient at this point -Peer leadership with staff guidance. Peer run groups. -Service Project. Days 20-21 Final Transition -Discharge planning -Family day -Graduation	Family Programs<ref>Family Programs at New Vision Wilderness., homepage of the program</ref> Can be: -single family -multi-family wilderness therapy trips -post-expedition expeditions family and parenting groups	Includes: Increasing family communication skills. Identifying problematic family patterns. Examining family roles; healthy and problematic. Family Constellation Work Family Systems Education and Intervention Family Emotional Literacy Training
Leadership Development Program<ref name="miscp">School Programs, homepage of the program</ref>	Includes: experiential workshops -leadership development curriculum -low ropes course -initiatives -extended wilderness trips	Truancy Abatement Program<ref name=miscp/>	Focuses among other on: -family’s view of education -school stressor identification -stress management Result of analyze will be shipped to the school for further action skills development while immersed in a wilderness setting.
At-Risk Youth Program: Master Minds Violence Prevention/ Intervention<ref name=miscp/>	Focuses among other on: -family systems -anger management -Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse	Expulsion Diversion Program<ref name=miscp/>	Typical lasts 5 or 7 days Among issues which can be dealt with are mentioned -Master Minds Rage Management -Alcohol Abuse intervention -Other Drug Abuse intervention

External Links

Info pages

• Info: Program homepage

Groups

• Survivor group: Group for people, who has been at a wilderness program and have survived to tell their story, Myspace
• Survivor Group: Wilderness Program Graduates, Facebook
• Survivor Group: I Survived Wilderness, Facebook

References

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