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Follow-up Questionnaire of Parents
of Provo Canyon School Graduates
In a six-month follow-up questionnaire of parents of Provo Canyon School
graduates, compiled in June, 1988, almost half the parents pointed to
structure as the area most beneficial to their child.
Forest Farms Phone Disconnected
Forest Farms, a substance abuse program in Forest Knolls, CA, has had
their phone disconnected. This seems to confirm the rumors I heard that
the program had closed their doors.
Shamrock Reports a Successful
Spring
Brian O'Donnel, co-owner of Shamrock Acres near Spokane, WA, reports
a successful spring with 22 students as of late March.
A Quote from a Capistrano-by-the-Sea
Student
A student in a Special Purpose school was overheard to say, "If you
have to be in a lock-up, Capistrano-By-the-Sea is about as good a place
as you can find."
George Church Reports Preliminary
Completion
George Church of the School for Urban and Wilderness Survival (SUWS)
operating in Southern Idaho, reports preliminary completion of a doctoral
dissertation by Scott Banderoff for the University of South Carolina.
Much of the research was done with SUWS graduates and one of the conclusions
was that adding a wilderness survival component to an adolescent treatment
program significantly increased effectiveness, especially in regarding
family dynamics.
Wilderness Conquest Sends out
Regular Reports
Karen Wells of Wilderness Conquest, operating in Southern Utah, sends
out regular reports on the daily progress of each child to his/her parents
and referring professional.
Oaks Treatment Center Enrollment
The Oaks Treatment Center, a Brown School in Texas, reports holding
steadily at their capacity of 120.
Wilderness Academy Takes on Two
New Partners
Wilderness Academy, headquartered in Provo, Utah, has taken on two new
partners to expand their marketing efforts and broaden their financial
base. Jim Lindal and Rob McGovern have come on board as partners with
Doug Nelson remaining as a partner. They tell me the major change is
too add more medical resources and add more therapy to make the program
more acceptable to mainstream psychiatrists.
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