A Review Of November Parent Choice Programs

Friday, 2 January 2015

By Saleem Rana


Host Lon Woodbury and Cohost Mary Romero of The Woodbury Report radio program --which is hosted show on K4HD.com--invited 3 guests to share the latest news about their therapeutic programs. Ken Huey is the Founder and Senior VP of CALO, Dr. Rick Meeves is the CEO of Aspiro/Outback Therapeutic Expeditions, and Kathy Rex is Founder of BlueFire Wilderness Therapy.

Lon Woodbury, the host of the radio show, is an Independent Educational Consultant who has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc., the publisher of Woodbury Reports, and an author on numerous books about parenting at risk-teens.

The co-host of the show, Mary Romero, has authored several books, the latest being, "The Breakdown of an All-American Family." She has also written extensively for a number of parenting websites. Mary runs her own business called Live-Coaching where she serves as an active Life Coach. In addition, Mary is a consumer advocate.

Interviewing Founders of the Top 3 Parent Choice Programs

The first guest in the interview series on the Top 3 Parent Choice Programs selected by Woodbury Reports was Ken Huey, who is the Founder and Senior VP of Change Academy Lake of the Ozarks (CALO). He spoke about the new renovations at CALO.

CALO has specialized in helping adopted children. These children suffer from either serious attachment disorders or reactive attachment disorder. The school has opened up 2 new houses. These have been built on five acres of property adjoining the previous buildings. The new buildings were constructed for their new preteen program. These are youngsters between 10 to 13 years. Although preteens with reactive disorders are not violent, they do have intense behavioral challenges and need a large staff to manage them. "They need one on one care", said Ken. They need to talk about their issues and learn how to connect to the larger world.

The next guest interviewed was Dr. Rick Meeves. He is the new CEO of Aspiro and Outback Therapeutic Expeditions. He came on the radio show to talk about how the two programs work independently of each other.

While both would follow an expeditionary model, the emphasis for each one would be slightly different. Aspiro would offer an adventure-style program while Outback would offer a wilderness-style program. It was possible that Outback would soon offer "New Age" features.

Kathy Rex was the last and final guest. She has founded a school in southern Idaho, called BlueFlame Wilderness Therapy.

The new program is for children who are between thirteen and seventeen years old. The program is gender specific and students can choose between an adventure or a wilderness experience. They are housed in yurts, where they learn arts and crafts.




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