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Jeff and Becky Simpson recently stopped by the Woodbury Reports office for a visit.
While at the office, they shared the exciting news of an upcoming Hollywood movie based on a girl's journey through wilderness and then Uinta Academy. The movie, Girl on the Edge - A Jay Silverman Production, loosely based on Uinta Academy and a Wilderness Facility, tells the story of Hannah Green who recieves treatment for post-traumatic stress.
The movie features Peter Coyote as Hank, the character based on Jeff.
Watch the trailer visit the Uinta website uintaacademy.com.
R. Jeffrey Simpson, MS, LCSW, Executive Director, received his BS in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Nebraska. Jeff has a Masters degree in Child and Youth Care Administration from Nova University in Florida. He also holds a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Utah. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and certified Equine Assisted Psychotherapist. Jeff has directed programs at a number of residential treatment centers including Father Flanagan’s Boys Home in Nebraska, St. Labre Home for Indian Children in Montana, and the Youth Village in Utah.
Becky Simpson, Co-Executive Director, studied music education at the University of Arizona with the goal to teach high school music. She has spent her entire professional career working with adolescents, but in a different capacity than she originally envisioned. Becky started working with children in Arizona as a youth care worker at Desert Willow Ranch. She was a Certified Family Teacher at Father Flanagan’s Boys Town in Nebraska and was the Director of Training and Evaluation at the St. Labre Home for Indian Children in Montana. She was responsible for staff training and evaluation at the Youth Village in Utah. There she developed and ran a parenting program that consisted of community parenting classes and support groups. She also trained teachers in the Granite School District on classroom management and trained foster parents for the Utah Department of Child and Family Services.
Uinta Academy is the nation’s leading multi-dimensional residential treatment center for adolescent girls who struggle with relationships or attachment or who have experienced trauma.
While at the office, they shared the exciting news of an upcoming Hollywood movie based on a girl's journey through wilderness and then Uinta Academy. The movie, Girl on the Edge - A Jay Silverman Production, loosely based on Uinta Academy and a Wilderness Facility, tells the story of Hannah Green who recieves treatment for post-traumatic stress.
The movie features Peter Coyote as Hank, the character based on Jeff.
Watch the trailer visit the Uinta website uintaacademy.com.
R. Jeffrey Simpson, MS, LCSW, Executive Director, received his BS in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Nebraska. Jeff has a Masters degree in Child and Youth Care Administration from Nova University in Florida. He also holds a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Utah. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and certified Equine Assisted Psychotherapist. Jeff has directed programs at a number of residential treatment centers including Father Flanagan’s Boys Home in Nebraska, St. Labre Home for Indian Children in Montana, and the Youth Village in Utah.
Becky Simpson, Co-Executive Director, studied music education at the University of Arizona with the goal to teach high school music. She has spent her entire professional career working with adolescents, but in a different capacity than she originally envisioned. Becky started working with children in Arizona as a youth care worker at Desert Willow Ranch. She was a Certified Family Teacher at Father Flanagan’s Boys Town in Nebraska and was the Director of Training and Evaluation at the St. Labre Home for Indian Children in Montana. She was responsible for staff training and evaluation at the Youth Village in Utah. There she developed and ran a parenting program that consisted of community parenting classes and support groups. She also trained teachers in the Granite School District on classroom management and trained foster parents for the Utah Department of Child and Family Services.
Uinta Academy is the nation’s leading multi-dimensional residential treatment center for adolescent girls who struggle with relationships or attachment or who have experienced trauma.
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