Lon Woodbury and Elizabeth McGhee, talk show hosts for Parent Choices for Struggling Teens, which is hosted on LA Talk Radio, spoke to Stuart Squires about his unusual formula for healing families through adventure therapy. Stuart founded The Family Solution in St Georgia, Utah.
Lon Woodbury and Elizabeth McGhee both have extensive experience working with parents and at-risk teens. Lon is the founder of Struggling Teens and publishes the Woodbury Reports. He has also written a number of books on his specialty. As an independent educational consultant since 1984, he has helped numerous families in crisis. Meanwhile, Liz, has over nineteen years specializing in consulting and referral. Her present position is Director of Admissions at Sandhill Child Development Center.
About Stuart Squires
Stuart Squires has founded the Family Solution in St. George, Utah. He now serves as its Executive Director. There he provides a short-term therapeutic process that he refers to as an "adventure therapy program for families." He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a supervisor for social workers doing an internship. Prior to establishing his business, The Family Solution, he spent over a decade in the field working with families.
A New Treatment Model Called "Healing Families Through Adventure Therapy"
Stuart explained how the process of healing families through adventures therapy worked. He said that a child with behavioral problems is part of a family dysfunction and outdoor adventures like biking, hiking, or rappelling helped parents interact better with their children.
Squires, in response to a question by Woodbury, made four distinctions that made the approach offered by The Family Solution quite different from any other treatment:
The first thing to note was that the entire family participated in the adventure outdoors. This was a completely different approach from other therapies.
Second, the length of the treatment is only about a week, with a two to three month follow-up. During the week, families receive counseling and then extrapolate life lessons from their outdoor adventure.
3. The main difference with this therapy was the focus on the value of aftercare. What really mattered was how a family had changed once they got home.
The fourth thing to note was how inexpensive the program was compared to other programs. Compared to say a therapeutic boarding school or a wilderness therapy program, it cost only a fifth.
In essence, then, a short outdoor adventure experiential experience can heal family dysfunction because the family piece is essential for recovery. Often a child can get turned around at a therapeutic boarding school or wilderness program, but then goes back to the same family system. The result is that he or she then falls back to the old ways. Healing families through adventure therapy is effective because it puts an emphasis on how a family interacts differently after they return home.
Lon Woodbury and Elizabeth McGhee both have extensive experience working with parents and at-risk teens. Lon is the founder of Struggling Teens and publishes the Woodbury Reports. He has also written a number of books on his specialty. As an independent educational consultant since 1984, he has helped numerous families in crisis. Meanwhile, Liz, has over nineteen years specializing in consulting and referral. Her present position is Director of Admissions at Sandhill Child Development Center.
About Stuart Squires
Stuart Squires has founded the Family Solution in St. George, Utah. He now serves as its Executive Director. There he provides a short-term therapeutic process that he refers to as an "adventure therapy program for families." He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a supervisor for social workers doing an internship. Prior to establishing his business, The Family Solution, he spent over a decade in the field working with families.
A New Treatment Model Called "Healing Families Through Adventure Therapy"
Stuart explained how the process of healing families through adventures therapy worked. He said that a child with behavioral problems is part of a family dysfunction and outdoor adventures like biking, hiking, or rappelling helped parents interact better with their children.
Squires, in response to a question by Woodbury, made four distinctions that made the approach offered by The Family Solution quite different from any other treatment:
The first thing to note was that the entire family participated in the adventure outdoors. This was a completely different approach from other therapies.
Second, the length of the treatment is only about a week, with a two to three month follow-up. During the week, families receive counseling and then extrapolate life lessons from their outdoor adventure.
3. The main difference with this therapy was the focus on the value of aftercare. What really mattered was how a family had changed once they got home.
The fourth thing to note was how inexpensive the program was compared to other programs. Compared to say a therapeutic boarding school or a wilderness therapy program, it cost only a fifth.
In essence, then, a short outdoor adventure experiential experience can heal family dysfunction because the family piece is essential for recovery. Often a child can get turned around at a therapeutic boarding school or wilderness program, but then goes back to the same family system. The result is that he or she then falls back to the old ways. Healing families through adventure therapy is effective because it puts an emphasis on how a family interacts differently after they return home.
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Discover more about the problems faced by Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury records the entire interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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