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Second Nature Footsteps
What Is Second Nature Footsteps?
Second Nature is a recognized national leader in wilderness therapy. It was founded on the belief that troubled teenagers and their families deserve clinical treatment with the utmost quality, combined with compassion and sensitivity.
Participants to the Second Nature Footsteps program are teenagers which have been diagnosed with the following conditions:
- Oppositional defiance
- Anxiety
- Mild eating disorders
- Anger management
- Non-verbal learning disorders
- Depression
- Substance abuse issues
- Adjustment disorders
- Self harm
- Parent/child conflict
- Attachment/adoption issues
- Trauma recovery
- Relationship difficulties
- Negative self-image/low self-esteem
- Processing issues
- Learning differences
- Manipulative behaviors
- ADHD
- Loss and grief issues
- Underachievement/school motivation
- Sexual identity issues
Second Nature Footsteps program, however, does not accept teens with the following problems:
- Active suicide attempts
- Chronic/acute violence outside the home
- Psychotic symptoms
- Diabetes
- Significant obesity
- Allergies which may result to anaphylactic shock
- Heart or other organ conditions which may result to emergency care
The Second Nature Footsteps Program
Second Nature Footsteps program is for young teenagers, ages 11 to 14. It is clinically driven and licensed to conduct experiential and wilderness interventions in order to assist the teens in their individual path to strengthened self-esteem, fortified communication in order to improve relationship skills, responsibility, and personal awareness. The program pays particular attention to structuring daily programming and creating an environment where the teens can have the needed balance of activity, therapy, staff support, personal time, team work, and fun by taking advantage of the teen’s openness and inherent curiosity, and using resources like play, nature, and metaphor.
The Footsteps treatment model focuses on the teen’s experiences, the environment, and the teen’s experiences when in a group. The program recreates a family-like environment with the appropriate challenges, relationships, stimulations, feedback, boundaries, and structure where the teens are able to create awareness of their relationships, coping skills, and behaviors.
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Disclaimer
Rescue Youth is committed to providing a directory that is accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive. All information provided is considered accurate as of the date indicated for each business record. Users of this Directory are advised that this information is provided as a general reference only. Rescue Youth assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained herein, and do not assume any liability resulting from errors or omissions. Inclusion or omission of business or organization is not a comment on its quality. Inclusion of a company or organization on the Rescue Youth Website does not constitute endorsement, or recommendations of their products or services.Most of the programs listed on this website are not regulated by the federal government, and many are not subject to state licensing or monitoring as mental health or educational facilities, either. A 2007 Report to Congress by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found cases involving serious abuse and neglect at some of these programs. Many programs advertise on the Internet and through other media, making claims about staff credentials, the level of treatment a participant will receive, program accreditation, education credit transfers, success rates, and endorsements by educational consultants. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, cautions that before you enroll a youngster in a private residential treatment program, check it out: ask questions; ask for proof or support for claims about staff credentials, program accreditation, and endorsements; do a site visit; and get all policies and promises in writing. Click here for questions to ask before you enroll your child in any program.
Originally posted 2011-11-30 00:00:00.
