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Anonymous:
does anybody have any information on this widerness camp? Sage walk wilderness camp. Im thinking of sending my amazingly talented son in hope it will help him with some of the poor choices hes been making. Hard decision need feedback

Anonymous:
This is probably not the forum likely to offer a positive suggestion about any therapeutic school, program, whatever other than a fully-licensed psychiatric hospital or local outpatient program!  However, Sagewalk is one of a number of "wilderness" programs that can accomlish many good things for participants.  I might recomend it under some circumstances, although I'd probably lean toward other places first.

Actually, I'd not recommend any particular program without knowing more.  Certainly, first steps ought to include local counselling, probably including serious family therapy and a cooperating family.  While your son's "choices" may be troubling to you, there may be something you are doing (without realizing it) that contributes to his making of poor choices.

You might also consider a family vacation - perhaps a camping trip - after a few counselling/therapy sessions, depending on how things progress.  Finally, if you do decide that a wilderness program is appropriate (and sometimes it is), you also might need to prepare for something further.  It depends on a lot of factors.

The Liger:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?So ... 37&start=0
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... 8&forum=37

Also, do a search for "Sagewalk" on this site.  A lot comes up because Sagewalk was the setting for Brat Camp.

You might also look up wilderness camps in general.  I think the Teen Advocates USA website has a lot of info about them.

Wilderness camps have gotten a lot of press coverage in recent years because several deaths have occurred in them.  Overall, the staff at these places seem uneducated and untrained to recognize even obvious signs of heat exhaustion and dehydration.

I have no experience with wilderness camps, but I have kept myself pretty informed on the problems with the industry.

Anonymous:
We sent my stepson to SageWalk recently.  He was there for 60 days.  Four of us from his family went up for his graduation.  The counselors are an amazing group of people that really try to help the teens.  Was it successful for my stepson?  I don't know yet but it was an intervention for him that he desperately needed.  He actually loved it, was proud of his physical accomplishments there, was proud of the work he did while there, and seemed to have a changed attitude about making good decisions.  He has now moved on to boarding school and seems to be making progress (albeit slow).  The decision to send him to SageWalk was extremely difficult and we had to make it quickly.  Looking back it was a great decision and a life saving one at that.  I highly recommend SageWalk if your teen needs a wakeup call.

Anonymous:
Read the real posts, then read the trolls.

Actually this whole topic is a troll. Real parents don't say "poor choices", they discuss actual behaviors if anything.

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