June 15th, 2018
Adoption, Attachment, and Wilderness Therapy: A Conversation with Clinical & Family Services Director, Dr. Tony Issenmann
Q: What is Open Sky’s approach to working with adopted students? First and foremost, Open Sky works with each student individually. We do not believe that every student who is adopted, is struggling because they were adopted. The information we gather as we get to know the student and family is what ultimately determines our […]
June 14th, 2018
Summer Safety: Living and Thriving in the High Country
Summer in the high country – from panoramic mountain views to verdant Aspen groves, summer is a particularly vibrant season to experience wilderness therapy at Open Sky. Living in the vast wilderness allows Open Sky students to build skills and face elements, which foster resilience and competence. At Open Sky, maintaining the physical and emotional […]
May 30th, 2018
Enhanced Family Services (p. 1): Parent Coaching
At Open Sky, we live with the core purpose of activating the potential of the human spirit and by the belief that all people have the capacity to thrive. We apply this purpose and belief to our work with not only students, but families as well. Parent Coaching is a service through which families at […]
May 25th, 2018
From Distant to Connected: Effective Communication Strategies to Improve Parent-Child Relationships
It is common knowledge that adolescent boys and girls face many challenges during their exciting and trying developmental years. And it’s no surprise that those challenges can often persist into young adulthood. Many parents struggle to reach out, connect to, and partner with their child throughout this phase of life. Most of the students and […]
May 17th, 2018
At a Crossroads: A Conversation with Transition Age Young Adults Therapist, Chris Blankenship, LSW
Q: Why did you decide to become a therapist and what drew you to wilderness therapy? A: I had the goal of becoming a therapist from a very young age. When I was five or six years old, I had a friend with cystic fibrosis. I loved nothing more than sitting with him, listening […]
