The founder of The Family Solution in St. George, Utah, Stuart Squires, who is certified as an LCSW, was interviewed on Parent Choices for Struggling Teens. The radio show is hosted on LA Talk Radio. The talk show host, Lon Woodbury, and Co-host, asked him about his treatment process called "healing families through adventure therapy."
The host of the show, Lon Woodbury, is the founder of Woodbury Reports and Struggling Teens, Inc. He has authored several books on therapeutic options for parents with at-risk children. As an independent educational consultant, he has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. His co-host, Elizabeth McGhee, is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center. She has more than 19 years of clinical, consulting and referral relations experience.
About Stuart Squires
Stuart Squires is the founder and Executive Director Family Solution in St. George, Utah, a short term adventure therapy program for families. He graduated with a Master's in Social Work (MSW) in 2004 and then went on to get his state licensure. He is currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and is an approved supervisor for interning social workers. Stuart has spent over a decade working with families and his experience helped create the idea of The Family Solution.
Why Healing Families Through Adventure Therapy Works
How do you heal families through adventure therapy? Stuart Squires explained that his therapy took a family systems approach. If a child was acting out, it was because of a dysfunctional family system. By taking the entire family out on a day-long adventure--say, hiking, biking, or rappelling--it forced the family to interact, build a bond, and confront their repressed feelings.
"What makes The Family Solution's answer to families in crisis a new therapeutic model?" asked Lon Woodbury. In response, Stuart Squires pointed out four clear differences:
First, unlike most therapeutic approaches, the whole family enters treatment because everyone is involved in the outdoor adventure.
Second, the length of the treatment is only about a week, with a two to three month follow-up. During the week, families receive counseling and then extrapolate life lessons from their outdoor adventure.
Third, there is a strong emphasis on aftercare. The real benefit of the program is how things change for a family after they return home.
4. The program costs less than other treatment programs. In fact, it is a fifth less in price than what a family might pay for a wilderness program or a stay at a therapeutic boarding school.
The most effective way to heal a dysfunctional family system was to encourage the entire family to go on a recreational adventure together. This prevented the child from doing really well at a therapeutic boarding school or learning new behaviors and attitudes through a wilderness therapy program and then going back to their dysfunctional home life. The reason healing families through adventure therapy worked was because it worked on healing the whole family, not just the identified patient.
The host of the show, Lon Woodbury, is the founder of Woodbury Reports and Struggling Teens, Inc. He has authored several books on therapeutic options for parents with at-risk children. As an independent educational consultant, he has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. His co-host, Elizabeth McGhee, is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center. She has more than 19 years of clinical, consulting and referral relations experience.
About Stuart Squires
Stuart Squires is the founder and Executive Director Family Solution in St. George, Utah, a short term adventure therapy program for families. He graduated with a Master's in Social Work (MSW) in 2004 and then went on to get his state licensure. He is currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and is an approved supervisor for interning social workers. Stuart has spent over a decade working with families and his experience helped create the idea of The Family Solution.
Why Healing Families Through Adventure Therapy Works
How do you heal families through adventure therapy? Stuart Squires explained that his therapy took a family systems approach. If a child was acting out, it was because of a dysfunctional family system. By taking the entire family out on a day-long adventure--say, hiking, biking, or rappelling--it forced the family to interact, build a bond, and confront their repressed feelings.
"What makes The Family Solution's answer to families in crisis a new therapeutic model?" asked Lon Woodbury. In response, Stuart Squires pointed out four clear differences:
First, unlike most therapeutic approaches, the whole family enters treatment because everyone is involved in the outdoor adventure.
Second, the length of the treatment is only about a week, with a two to three month follow-up. During the week, families receive counseling and then extrapolate life lessons from their outdoor adventure.
Third, there is a strong emphasis on aftercare. The real benefit of the program is how things change for a family after they return home.
4. The program costs less than other treatment programs. In fact, it is a fifth less in price than what a family might pay for a wilderness program or a stay at a therapeutic boarding school.
The most effective way to heal a dysfunctional family system was to encourage the entire family to go on a recreational adventure together. This prevented the child from doing really well at a therapeutic boarding school or learning new behaviors and attitudes through a wilderness therapy program and then going back to their dysfunctional home life. The reason healing families through adventure therapy worked was because it worked on healing the whole family, not just the identified patient.
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Find out more about Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury has the recorded the entire interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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