Teen Treatment Options
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Aspen Achievement Academy Wilderness Therapy

Program Description:

Aspen Achievement Academy is a year-round, licensed treatment program that combines a fully accredited academic curriculum with outdoor learning in a therapeutic wilderness setting. Journeying through the red rock country of Southern Utah, adolescents ages 13 to 17 learn traditional academic subjects under the clear desert skies, immersed in some of the world’s most stunning natural landscapes. In this hands-on environment, students discover the joy of learning, become aware of their behaviors and thought patterns, and develop skills that provide a firm foundation for continued personal and academic success.

Why Choose Us:

Wide open spaces, life-changing adventures, and intense personal growth – that’s what you’ll find at Aspen Achievement Academy. At Aspen, wilderness becomes a metaphor for life. As students master skills like cooperation, appreciation, and healthy decision-making, they progress through a series of “rites of passage” that represent the stages of growth. Growing from mouse to coyote to buffalo to eagle under the careful direction of skilled field instructors and therapists, this personal journey ultimately ends with the graduation ceremony – the transition to responsible young adulthood.

With more than 10 years of proven success in innovative outdoor therapy, Aspen Achievement Academy has earned the distinguished JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval, the highest level of professional accreditation available. As a nationally recognized clinical program, AAA is contracted with insurance companies, managed care organizations, and employer groups to provide treatment for mental health and substance abuse, and has been featured repeatedly in the news and popular media. Come discover the fire within at Aspen Achievement Academy!

SunHawk Academy Teen Residential Treatment

Program Description:

Struggling teens ages 13 to 17 attend SunHawk Academy to get back on track academically and emotionally. SunHawk’s unique structure offers the dual benefits of elite boarding school academics and licensed residential treatment for behavioral or substance abuse issues. Students participate in daily school life, complete with self-paced core classes and extracurricular activities, while receiving individual and group therapy and family workshops conducted by professional clinical staff. Surrounded by state and national parks, SunHawk is an ideal environment for learning and emotional growth.

Why Choose Us:

SunHawk is an excellent place for students to earn their high school diploma while working through their behavioral or emotional problems. In addition to its unique blend of academic and emotional support, SunHawk provides essential life skills training. Through “practice” employment, checking accounts, and even a judicial system, students learn the decision-making skills, money management, and social skills necessary to balance real-life family responsibilities, work, school, and friends.

Aspen Ranch – Equine Therapy

Program Description:

Aspen Ranch, a licensed residential treatment center located three hours south of Salt Lake City, changes the lives of teens and their families every day. Students with previous failures in traditional schools have been transformed by the strong work ethic and values that lie at the core of Aspen Ranch – responsibility, discipline, respect and teamwork. In a classic ranch setting, surrounded by mountains and red rock desert, teens 13 to 17.6 years of age who struggle with low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance abuse, mood disorders, or related issues learn to depend on themselves and others. Using an individualized academic plan, recreational initiatives, traditional individual and group therapy, and a distinguished equine therapy program, the ranch experience brings about positive change in the lives of all those it touches.

Why Choose Us:

One of the hallmarks of Aspen Ranch is its equine therapy program. Through hands-on work with horses, students learn life skills such as patience, trust, communication, and teamwork that can guide them in their lives at school and at home. On top of its superior academic and therapeutic components, the opportunity to work with these amazing animals on a daily basis makes Aspen Ranch a truly life-changing experience.

SageWalk the Wilderness School – Teen Substance Abuse Treatment

Program Description:

SageWalk the Wilderness School is a high-impact, high-intensity outdoor wilderness program designed to help boys and girls ages 13 through 17 overcome substance abuse and behavioral issues. Students at SageWalk progress through five separate rites of passage, each equipped with its own academic, emotional, and wilderness challenges. Starting on day one, students begin learning primitive camping skills, personal accountability, and the intricacies of living and working with others. Under 24-hour supervision from wilderness instructors and licensed therapists, all students receive daily counseling and weekly individual and group therapy sessions to ensure that they are successfully setting and achieving their goals. As the program comes to a close, SageWalk students return home to reunite with their families with a renewed sense of hope, a new set of skills, and the desire to fulfill their potential.

Why Choose Us:

SageWalk has successfully served at-risk youth and their families for more than 10 years, and has been featured repeatedly in the news and popular media. With single-sex groups and specialized programs for teens with substance abuse issues, adolescents of various backgrounds and needs can benefit from the transformational power of the wilderness.