SUWS Wilderness Programs - There is hope in as little as 28 days

Since 1981, SUWS Adolescent and Youth Programs has specialized in helping troubled and defiant teens to overcome their behavioral and emotional problems. Operating in the rugged, beautiful Bennett Hills of southern Idaho, SUWS programs help young people to identify and work through internal conflicts and emotional obstacles that have kept them from responding to parental efforts, schools, and treatment. SUWS accepts boys and girls ages 11 to 17 and offers a 28-day minimum program. These are children who are inherently good and have the ability to be successful, but because of unhealthy misperceptions about themselves, they have limited access to their own abilities and strengths.

Worried your teen will lose credits again next school year? SUWS' curriculum-based program specializes in helping students love learning again! Your child may earn credits while gaining a new, more positive attitude toward family and school.

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SUWS licensed wilderness programs provide families with safe and immediate intervention options feature a highly effective “search and rescue” metaphor, individualized treatment plans, and flexible length of stay. The wilderness environment and experiential learning help students recognize and build upon their own sense of self-worth as they learn the value of helping others.

SUWS wilderness programs excel at addressing the underlying cause of negative, unhealthy behaviors and working through impasses brought about by internal struggles, rather than confronting outward behaviors only. Common behaviors, symptoms, and diagnoses that manifest negative feelings and beliefs include the following:

Behaviors

Angry Teen
Defiant Teen
Sad/Grieving Teen
Manipulative Teen
Teen Who is Failing in School

Rebellious Teen
Out-of-Control Teen
Impulsive Teen
Teen Using Alcohol / Drugs
Teen Running Away

Symptoms/Diagnoses

Low self-esteem
ADHD
Anxiety

Mood Disorders
Attachment Difficulties

SUWS employees are guided by the core values: Respect, Integrity, Accountability, Responsibility, and Excellence.

Accreditations

As an accredited provider through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, SUWS is required to commit to quality improvement, focus on the unique needs of each person we serve, and monitor the results of our services."

SUWS curriculum has earned the distinction of quality through the recognized seal of AdvancED accreditation.

As a member of National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, SUWS is required to be licensed by the appropriate state agency authorized to set and oversee standards of therapeutic and/or behavioral healthcare for youth and adolescents or accredited by a nationally recognized behavioral health accreditation agency and to have therapeutic services with oversight by a qualified clinician.

Member of the Association of Experiential Education

Licensed through the Department of Health and Welfare

Accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

SUWS Adolescent and Youth Programs are programs of Aspen Education Group, a member of CRC Health Group.