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Long-Term Outcome Studies
Whooter:
Wow, this study has caused such a stir to have everyone come out to try to discredit their findings. Can anyone tell me which part of the study is so damaging to everyone here that they need to trash the Research firm and also the people who conducted the study?
Anonymous:
Still no links to this pruported "study." Safe to assume no real "study" exists.
Whooter:
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The study is long but these findings of the study seem to upset many here: (not sure why)
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These results suggest that Aspen Education Group's wilderness therapy programs are teaching important emotion regulation skills, as well as providing a climate for adolescents to rehearse newly acquired strategies to manage negative emotions such as worry, sadness, and anger. Overall findings provide considerable support for the use of wilderness therapy programs in treating resistant adolescents.
Research conducted by: Ellen Behrens, Ph.D., Canyon Research & Consulting, Inc.; Sarah (Salli) Lewis, Ph.D. and Ellen Leen-Feldner, Center for Research, Assessment, and Treatment Efficacy and Arkansas Institute of Developmental Science; Keith Russell, Ph.D., Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Cooperative, University of Minnesota.
Mental health issues including stress, depression and anxiety are significantly improved. OBH treatment helped reduce stress, depression and anxiety in teens, especially in those with more extreme levels, with continued reduction shown at the six-month follow-up assessment.
Substance abuse and dependence is significantly reduced, with results lasting through the 12-month follow-up. Students experienced substance-related pathology within the clinically significant and elevated range pretreatment, but symptoms fell within a normal range upon graduation. Most importantly, these results were sustained through the three and 12 month follow-up assessments.
Social conflict and aggressive behaviors decrease. Reduction of these self-defeating behaviors continues post-graduation, with greatest improvement shown at the 12-month follow-up assessment.
Inculcated:
Wow you actually provided a link!
--- Quote from: "Guest" ---Wow, this study has caused such a stir to have everyone come out to try to discredit their findings. Can anyone tell me which part of the study is so damaging to everyone here that they need to trash the Research firm and also the people who conducted the study?
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Right over your head program shill. ^ How can a study of “treatment” administered by a program that claims in court that it does not administer treatment be seen as anything other than dis-information?
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I wonder now how this "study" should be viewed about the "effectiveness" of Aspen's "treatment" given that Aspen has now admitted it provides no treatment or mental health services?
Anybody else see a bit of a "credibility gap" regarding this study and Whooter?
Explain again how we have measured the effectiveness of non-treatment...? :suicide:
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Care to answer that one, shill?
Whooter:
--- Quote from: Inculcated ---Wow you actually provided a link!
--- Quote from: Guest ---you should read the link first!!
The therapist is licensed and needs to adhere to the HIPPA laws which they do. The counselors and staff who are not licensed do not need to adhere to these (see DJ misread it, the counselors and staff don’t need to be licensed). Aspen education knows this and you just choose to misinterpret the posting.
DJ tried to blur the difference between therapist and counselor, Nice try.
One of the struggles here with posters is differentiating between counselors/staff and therapists. One is licensed by the state and the other doesnt need to be. We all know that but you like to mislead the readers.... we all know that and that is why I am here.
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