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mercredi 7 janvier 2015

November Parent Choice News

By Saleem Rana


Three guests were invited on the Woodury Reports on K4HD.com by Lon Woodbury and Mary Romero to talk about their parent choice programs for struggling teens. The first guest was Ken Huey. He is the founder and senior vice president of CALO. The second guest was Dr. Rick Meeves. He is the CEO of Aspiro and Outback Therapeutic Expeditions. And the third guest was Kathy Rex. She is the founder of BlueFire Wilderness Therapy.

Lon Woodbury, the host of the radio show, is an Independent Educational Consultant who has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc., the publisher of Woodbury Reports, and an author on numerous books about parenting at risk-teens.

A consumer advocate, an active life coach in her own business called Live-Coaching, and a writer, Mary wears many hats. Her latest book is called, "The Breakdown of an All-American Family." Mary has not only authored a number of books, but she has also written for a large number of websites in the parenting niche.

Top 3 Parent Choice Interviews

The first guest in the interview series on the Top 3 Parent Choice Programs selected by Woodbury Reports was Ken Huey, who is the Founder and Senior VP of Change Academy Lake of the Ozarks (CALO). He spoke about the new renovations at CALO.

Preteens are intense, especially those with reactive attachment disorders. CALO, which previously only worked with teens, has now opened up two new houses, located on five acres of an adjoining property to the school, to hep preteens. Aged from ten to thirteen, these young people require a lot of love and attention, which means a large staff who can give them personal attention. They crave love and care. They need to talk to build up trust and feel connected to the world around them.

The Chief Executive of Aspiro and Outback Therapeutic Expeditions, Dr. Rick Meeves, was the second guest, and he was invited to talk about both programs, which are run separately from each other.

While both would follow an expeditionary model, the emphasis for each one would be slightly different. Aspiro would offer an adventure-style program while Outback would offer a wilderness-style program. It was possible that Outback would soon offer "New Age" features.

The founder of BlueFlame Wilderness Therapy, a school in southern Idaho that follows the wilderness recovery model, Kathy Rex was the third and last guest, and she was invited to share on her new school.

Students between the age of 13 to 17 years could choose from a variety of outdoor adventures or wilderness experiences. The program was focused on a single gender group at a time--it was not coed. Students lived in a yurt for three days and learned arts and crafts.




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