Program Name	Rating (note: ratings may change on a weekly basis) Revised: 02/04/07
Ascent information
SageWalk information
Pheonix Outdoor information	(New) Not rated yet. Please evaluate this program at Program Evaluation
Ridge Creek information
Adirondack Leadership Expeditions information
Lone Star Expeditions information
Family Solutions Network information	(New) Not rated yet. Please evaluate this program at Program Evaluation
Aspen Achievement Academy information
Mt. Carmel Wilderness Expeditions information
Mountain Homes Youth Ranch (Formerly Ashley Valley Wilderness Program) information
Alaskan Wilderness information	(New) Not rated yet. Please evaluate this program at Program Evaluation
Red Top Meadows information
Wyoming Wilderness Therapy information	Adult program only
Bonneville Canyon information	Young adult program
Passages to Recovery information	Young adult program
Dragonfly Adventures information	Not a true wilderness program but provides wilderness experiences
Voyager Outward Bound - Ascent Courses information	We do not have a method to rate this program but you are encouraged to explore this option for yourself.
Dancing Moon Ranch & Expeditions information
Ridge Creek Wilderness Program information
Galena Ridge information
Kiatou wilderness Therapeutic Center - Canada information
Paradise Cove (WWASP) information
Three Springs Outdoor Therapeutic Program information
Outback Therapeutic Expeditions Formerly: WalkAbout information
Monarch Center for Family Healing information
Eckerd Youth Alternatives information
Explorations, Incorporated information
Catherine Freer - Oregon information
Wilderness Treatment Center information
Second Nature Wilderness Program information
New Horizons Wilderness Program information
The Alldredge Academy Ayne Institute information
Aspen - SunHawk	The free standing wilderness program was closed  2002. The school is in operation and operates a wilderness program.
Aspen - SUWs. Idaho information
Aspen - SUWS. North Carolina information
Redcliff Ascent information
Anasazi Wilderness Program information
Blackwater Outdoor Experiences information
Wilderness Quest information
Summit Achievement information
SOAR - Success Oriented Achievement Realized information
SolTreks information
Vision Quest information
High Impact http://www.parentresources.net /JL/high_impact_program.html http://www.teenbootcamps.com/ highimpact/ http://www.4bootcamps.com	(located in Mexico) Advertised as a wilderness program and as a boot camp on the internet.
Camp Timber Wolf www.camptimberwolf.com	For young children with emotional and behavioral problems. We do not have a method to rate this program but you are encouraged to explore this option for yourself.
Adventure Therapy Northwest	reportedly closed
The Brown Schools - On Track Wilderness Program	Closed 2003
Trex	Closed 2001.
Obsidian Trails	Closed 2002.
Alternative Youth Adventures	Reportedly closed 2003
Glacier Mountain Educational Services. Formerly Glacier Mountain Incorporated	Reportedly closed 2001
Skyline Journey	Closed 2003
Catherine Freer - Nevada	reportedly closed in 2003
High Peaks Wilderness Program	Reportedly closed 2002
Red Rock Ranch Academy	Closed 2002

Rating Criteria

• Program description, policies and procedures

• Wilderness therapy philosophy and maturity

• Program and professional licensure, certification and oversight

• Admissions, screening, evaluation services and program therapeutics

• Staffing and professionalism

• Consumer and professional feedback

• Ethical advertising and informed parental consent

This page contains a list of web sites for wilderness programs. They are listed randomly. Listing a site does not represent an endorsement of that program. Programs are rated based on published materials, consumer feedback, professional feedback and interviews in some cases. No rating can be used as an assurance or promise of program performance. Any referral or placement of a child in a wilderness therapy program should include consultation and advice from a qualified educational, medical or mental health professional. The rating system below does not include an opinion of or evaluation of program safety and effectiveness. You are advised to seek consultation for these issues. 

• You may recommend a program by going to  www.Wilderness-Programs.Org/SubmitProgram.html.

• Please evaluate this program that you have contacted at www.Wilderness-Programs.Org/ProgramEvaluation.html

• You may find information regarding consultation and professional referral assistance at   www.help-for-parents.org/ProgramsSchools/1ProgramsSchools.htm

• You can find information to assist in preparing for an interview of a wilderness program at www.Wilderness-Programs.org/InterviewQuestions.html