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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
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 A Featured Panelist at NATSAP Annual Conference
Norman Elizondo, Open Sky’s Family Wellness Counselor was 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 was assembled to discuss the current trend in clinical treatment settings towards incorporating mindfulness-based practices concurrent with clinical treatment and the [...]
Open Sky’s Approach to Disordered Eating presented at NATSAP Annual Conference.
Download the lecture here.
Open Sky Wilderness Therapy’s Emily Demong, LCSW and Heather Menzie, MA, presented 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 [...]
Wellness Director on the Radio to Discuss Naturopathic Medicine at Open Sky
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
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
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!
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
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 [...]
Former Adult Student’s Successful Recovery Featured in Paper
“The fall and rise of Alex Stevenson; Darien’s Alex Stevenson went from star athlete to drug addict, and then recovered” ~ The Stamford Advocate
Read the full article here.
Former young adult student, Alex Stevenson is featured in the Stamford Advocate, the local paper for the greater Stamford, Connecticut community. Alex enrolled at Open Sky in May [...]
