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- Feb, 1992 Issue |
Seneca: Wilderness Therapy
Ron Newbury, Director
Orem, Utah
(801) 226-0090
"Therapy Without Walls"
is the slogan used by this nine-week wilderness program for youth ages
12-18. The stated focus is to teach every student the consequences of
his or her actions by bringing him or her "face-to-face with nature
where he or she learns that manipulation doesn't work." Seneca's program
is divided into three 3-week segments. The first segment is the impact
phase where students learn to survive in the wilderness. Next is the
processing phase where the student works on personal issues, gets into
more sophisticated wilderness experiences, and starts learning Indian
culture. The last phase, internalization, continues wilderness activities
with a focus on values to live by and on Family Relations. Seneca started
in Hawaii, moving to Utah later. The Seneca program enrolls students
at any time, there not being set starting times, and expeditions are
currently on Indian Reservation land.
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