Therapeutic Boarding Schools For Troubled Teens

Turning Winds is a leading therapeutic boarding school specializing in a variety of therapeutic intervention strategies (CBT, DBT, behavioral therapy) and outdoor recreation and adventure therapy for struggling teenagers who are coping with drug abuse/addiction (including marijuana), food addiction (overeating, binge eating), and/or rebelliousness related problems. The teenage years can be challenging ones! Many young people struggle with the issues and responsibilities that the transition into adult life may bring; thus resulting in problems with behavior, drug abuse/addiction (including marijuana) or mental health. We give the young people in our care the treatment and tools they need to manage their behavior and overcome drug abuse/addiction (including marijuana) or substance use (including marijuana), counseling them towards transformation.

High staffing ratios and access to a multi-disciplinary team of professional counselors, teachers, and mentors at Turning Winds, enables every young person to receive significant recovery during their stay. Whereas a teenager at home may receive only one or two therapy sessions each week, our therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens allows our students to benefit from many hours every day of wilderness therapy, group counseling, and individual coaching. Also young students also enjoy an excellent academic education, with much of their study being conducted on a 1-to-1 basis with qualified teachers in order to maximize their chances of success.

Research shows that the most effective help for troubled teenagers requires a multi-faceted approach which incorporates physical, mental and spiritual well-being. The Turning Winds program doesn’t just focus on immediate intervention; it also includes attention to the long term needs of young people. Our aim is to equip our students with the life skills they need to be effective, responsible, sober young men and women that are able to live successful lives, once their time at Turning Winds is over.

We understand how difficult it can be for parents to decide on appropriate residential life skills development and experiential education for their child, which is why our team of trained counselors is available to help.

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Therapeutic Boarding Schools For Teens

Here at Turning Winds, we are an Academic Institute and therapeutic boarding school that offers at-risk teens a skillfully blended mix of therapeutic treatment, educational opportunities, sporting activities, and social responsibilities. This approach offers the young men and women in our care the best chance of overcoming their rebelliousness, substance misuse issues, or drug abuse/addiction (including marijuana) related problems; providing them the skills they need to lead responsible, sober lives. Our approach draws on evidence-based research on what works best when it comes to achieving transformation. Unlike many therapeutic boarding schools for teens, one of our strengths is that we are a co-educational academy, accepting male and female young students from across the country.

Many parents feel that single-sex therapeutic boarding schools for teens might be safer or more suitable for teens; for which promiscuity or unhealthy relationships have been problems in the past. Our high staffing ratios allow us to operate a co-ed environment safely, with a high level of surveillance protecting vulnerable young people from themselves and others. Because the world contains both genders, we believe that it’s important for young people to learn healthy behavior when it comes to dealing with the opposite sex.

Through therapy, discussion, role play and positive modeling by staff, our young students learn the skills they need to form healthy, respectful relationships with men and women.

Although a number of different studies have been undertaken on learning outcomes for children educated at a single-sex school versus co-educational outcomes, there appears to be little difference between the two. Many of our young students find the co-educational environment here at Turning Winds to be a supportive, nurturing one in which they are able to discover and develop their new, more positive identity.

Turning Winds is a premier academic institute, that offers outdoor recreation and adventure therapy and life skills development and experiential education to teenagers coping with clinical depression, substance use (including marijuana), and/or antisocial behavior. To inquire about our programparents can contact one of our trained consultants at (800) 845-1380 today!

Best Therapeutic Boarding Schools

Providing caring, effective residential provision for at-risk adolescents, at Turning Winds, we give one of the highest rated therapeutic boarding schools. Our trained, professional team uses a variety of proven approaches to help struggling adolescents overcome rebelliousness, substance use (including marijuana), drug abuse/addiction (including marijuana) problems, which lead to mental health difficulties. Not only do we provide outdoor recreation and adventure therapy to assist in transformation, we also coach our young students in a range of practical matters such as money management, problem solving, and positive social interaction; in order to send them out into the world as sober, responsible individuals who have the skills to cope with the challenges which lie ahead.

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Our holistic curriculum is based around our “five pillars” of treatment: character education and life skills; health, wellness, and fitness; outdoor education; therapeutic success; and educational achievement. Paying attention to every aspect of a young person’s development enables us to address underlying issues that may not at first be apparent. In many cases, poor behavior or drug abuse/addiction (including marijuana) may be exacerbated by undiagnosed mental health or learning difficulties. Through working closely with our young students, we enable them to address their challenges at a fundamental level, promoting and reinforcing positive choices throughout their time at our therapeutic boarding school.

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Research backs our emphasis on physical activity and outdoor pursuits, as it offers a wealth of benefits to our students. Unlike most therapeutic boarding high schools, we give a spectacular selection of activities, based in and around our extensive

grounds; including hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding. The river that runs through our property is an ideal location for fishing, swimming, whitewater rafting and more.

Deciding on an appropriate therapeutic boarding high school can be a challenge – we can help. Our team of sympathetic, knowledgeable counselors is available now to provide additional information and advice.

Turning Winds is a distinguished therapeutic boarding school and academic institute, specializing in life skills development and experiential education and a variety of therapeutic intervention strategies (CBT, DBT, behavioral therapy) for adolescents coping with adoption (attachment disorder), kleptomania, and/or technology addiction (cell phone, social media) problems. Contact one of our trained consultants at (800) 845-1380 to get professional help for your at-risk adolescent today!

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National Authority For Parents Of Struggling Teenagers

Mental Health America (MHA): Mental Health America is one of the leaders in mental health help, transformation, and advocacy. Founded in 1909, this community-based non-profit authority is dedicated to counseling families from your local area, and all Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives. Their services include prevention, early identification, and intervention for those at-risk, and integrated care and treatment for troubled teenagers and young men and women in your local area. They also advocate for improved methods of research, prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health and drug abuse/addiction (including marijuana) conditions.

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