SafePassage – John Huie on Saving Teens
John Huie, Educational Consultant, posed a question on Linkedin.com: Is it wise or unwise to say that therapeutic schools and programs are an “industry”? What does it mean to say this? I responded to John’s question stating why I believe people have gone to the use of this word in conjunction with our work in...
SafePassage – NATSAP 2012 Leadership Award
Friday was an exciting day at the NATSAP Conference as Rosemary Tippett was presented with the Leadership Award during the lunch session. For the past decade Rosemary has volunteered countless hours working together with other like-minded individuals to found the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs. Rosemary set about to establish an organization for...
SafePassage – Storytelling
Richard Stone, President of Story Work Institute was the keynote speaker today at the National Associational of Therapeutic Schools and Programs conference in Orlando, FL this week. Rick demonstrated the value of storytelling for helping struggling teens to heal and move forward defining meaning and purpose in their lives. With his interactive presentation to more...
SafePassage – Secret Word
In a recent conversation with a grandmother she related a time from many years ago when her now grown daughter was small – a gentler and quieter time in small town America. Her daughter was 5 years old and had gone to a friend’s house to play. The friend, her mom and my friend’s daughter...
SafePassage – Depression? I think not.
In an article that appeared in the TwinCities.com Pioneer Press yesterday, Lakeville, MN dad Steven Alexander Cross was released from Dakota County Jail after abandoning his son back in July. It seems that Cross is full of excuses as to why he could not even see to it that his son was properly cared for...
SafePassage Owner Serves on NATSAP Annual Conference Committee
As an opportunity to give back to the community on a national level SafePassage Owner, Holly Hunter, volunteers on the Conference Committee for the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) Annual Conference. The upcoming annual conference will be held in Orlando, Florida, February 9-11, 2012 at Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel....
