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Reactive Attachment Disorder

Good Morning America has been following the story of the mother who put her seven year old, adoptive son on an airplane alone sending him back to Russia. Apparently the mother had a note with him that explained that this child was violent. Part of their follow up story indicated that the child may have...

Donate Travel-size Toiletries

Experienced travelers know that most hotels try to make your stay more comfortable by providing travel size shampoos, soaps and other toiletry items. SafePassage Transport Teams that stay in a hotel the night before they assist families in crisis are encouraged to donate the travel size toiletries they receive at the hotel to a local...

National Association of Therapeutic Wilderness Camping – NATWC

The National Association of Therapeutic Wilderness Camping was established with the purpose to under gird the direct care wilderness staff with opportunities for certification and continuing education. NATWC also works to educate the public and promote the existence of wilderness therapy for at-risk adolescents. The NATWC Board of Directors is comprised of industry professionals who...

Age of Majority

Deciding on a short term wilderness program or academic therapeutic boarding school can be a daunting task for a parent with an at-risk adolescent. Not only are there hundreds of therapeutic schools and programs parents have to sift through, for older teens the taste for independence, freedom in making their own decisions when they turn...

Dr. Elizabeth Kohlstaedt to Speak at NATWC Conference 2009

I posted an announcement on the NATWC blog yesterday alerting everyone to the fact that Dr. Elizabeth Kohlstaedt will present at the annual NATWC Conference in September 2009. For those of you who do not know Dr. Kohlstaedt I must encourage you to come and hear her speak. Her message is one that should not...

Runaways

Tis the season for teenagers to runaway. Oh, you didn’t know there was a season? Well actually there are two seasons: spring and fall and fall is definitely in the air. Believe me when I tell you that teenagers all over the world are getting ready to run. There is no scientific study that I...