Tune in: Open Sky Field Guide on the Radio, Wed. March 9th at 1pm central

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Tim Murphy, Veteran Field Guide on the Air

 

Wednesday, March 9th at 1pm (Central Time) on Critical Thinking in the Real World

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Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9th Tim Murphy, a Senior Field Guide at Open Sky will be on the show Critical Thinking in the Real World discussing the unique holistic wilderness therapy model at Open [...]


Learn About What Makes Open Sky Effective

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Research Director Discusses Effectiveness of Wilderness Therapy and the Successful Treatment of Adolescents & Young Adults at Open Sky

Aired on LA Talk on Monday, March 1st, 11am PST.

Listen to Archive here.  Suggestion: Fast forward to the 4-minute mark to pick up where the interview starts.

Open Sky’s Research Director, Joanna Bettmann, PhD, LCSW was [...]


Dr. Bettmann’s Research Shows Open Sky to be Effective Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Open Sky’s Research Director, Joanna Bettmann, PhD, LCSW presented an educational session on Open Sky’s research results at the 2009 Fall conference of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) on Nov. 13th in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The session was entitled “What is the Evidence for Effectiveness of Wilderness Therapy Programs?” and included Open Sky’s three year [...]


Open Sky’s Family Wellness Counselor to be Featured Panelist at NATSAP Annual Conference

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Norman Elizondo, Open Sky’s Family Wellness Counselor will be a featured panelist at the annual conference of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) in La Jolla, California on Thursday, Jan. 28th.

The panel is being assembled to discuss the current trend in clinical treatment settings towards incorporating mindfulness-based practices concurrent with clinical treatment [...]


Open Sky to Present Lecture on Disordered Eating at NATSAP Annual Conference.

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Open Sky Wilderness Therapy’s Emily Demong, LCSW and Heather Menzie, MA, LPC-I will present a lecture entitled “The Comprehensive Treatment of Disordered Eating: How to be Effective in Therapeutic Programs” at the annual conference of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) in La Jolla, California on Friday, January 29th, 2010.

The lecture will [...]


Wellness Director on the Radio to Discuss Naturopathic Medicine at Open Sky

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

On Wednesday, December 2nd, from 10:30 -11:30am (MST), Open Sky’s Wellness Director, Dr. Nicola Kettle, will be on the air with Fort Lewis College’s public radio station KDUR. Dr. Kettle will be on the show Health Talk discussing the role of naturopathic medicine in the healing process at Open Sky.

Dr. Kettle is a licensed naturopathic [...]


Open Sky Field News November 2009

Monday, November 9th, 2009

We hired six new guides from training in May:  Tamar Nigogossian, Evan Meyer, Lisa Meerts-Brandsma, Derek Craig, David Martin, and Sara Arredondo, and one summer intern, Drew Thayer.  Emily Isaacs ran the training with the help of senior field guide Tim Murphy.  Some of the highlights of the training included an attempt to summit Blackhawk [...]


Get Inspired: Open Sky Quotes November 2009

Monday, November 9th, 2009

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle.

But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, [...]


Derek Daley Reaches 500 Field Days!

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Open Sky Original Guide Derek Daley reaches 500 field days!

Open Sky is proud and excited to announce that on July 15th Derek Daley reached 500 days in the field at Open Sky.  Derek has been with Open Sky in the field since the first day in 2006 when this program began.  He worked with our [...]


Norman Elizondo, Open Sky Family Wellness Counselor on KDUR Wednesday, Nov. 4th

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

On Wednesday, Nov. 4th, from 10:30 – 11:30am (MST), Norman Elizondo, Open Sky’s Family Wellness Counselor was on the air with our local radio station KDUR, Fort Lewis College’s radio station.  Norman was featured on the show Health Talk discussing the healing power of nature for the body, mind, heart and soul.

As a co-owner of [...]