Minggu, 28 Desember 2014

A Review Of The Top 3 Parent Choice Programs

By Saleem Rana


Lon Woodbury and Mary Romero, hosts of The Woodbury Report radio show on K4HD.com, spoke to three guests on the theme of the top news from parent choice programs across the country. The guests interviewed were Ken Huey, Founder and Senior VP of CALO; Dr. Rick Meeves, CEO of Aspiro/Outback Therapeutic Expeditions; and Kathy Rex, Founder of BlueFire Wilderness Therapy.

The host of the radio show is Lon Woodbury. He is an Independent Educational Consultant, and he has helped families and struggling adolescents as far back as 1984. Today he is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc. He is also widely-known for the Woodbury Reports. As an author, he has written a number of books on parenting at-risk teens.

The co-host of the show, Mary Romero, has authored several books, the latest being, "The Breakdown of an All-American Family." She has also written extensively for a number of parenting websites. Mary runs her own business called Live-Coaching where she serves as an active Life Coach. In addition, Mary is a consumer advocate.

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.

Dr. Rick Meeves, the new CEO of Aspiro and Outback Therapeutic Expeditions, was the next guest. He discussed how the two programs would remain autonomous.

He explained that both programs did have something in common: they both used the expeditionary model. However, the emphasis placed on each one was slightly different. Aspiro was an adventure program. Outback was a wilderness program, with some "New Age" features.

Kathy Rex was the last and final guest. She has founded a school in southern Idaho, called BlueFlame Wilderness Therapy.

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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