JULY 30th to AUGUST 4th, 2012
This year's ACHIEVE Outdoors girls program begins with a day of teambuilding, high ropes course and rock climbing experiences in our base camp in South River, Ontario, near Algonquin Park. The group then departs on a week long canoe trip on an Ontario whitewater river or exploring Canada’s famous French River and Georgian Bay areas. During the expedition, students learn to acknowledge their own mental and physical limits; work within a group environment; take time for reflection (3 Day Solo) and journaling; and work with the instructors and therapist to achieve pre-planned treatment goals in personal and group based curriculum units.

The goal of this wilderness program is to not only be an experience that will last a lifetime, but be a medium in which students make real and lasting changes in their lives.. Using the wilderness as a therapeutic tool can be a very powerful form of counseling.

Student Profile
• Teenage Girls aged 14-18
• Dealing with Substance Abuse issues
• Difficulty dealing with Emotion Management (anger issues)
• Difficulty dealing with problem solving, decision making skills
• Low self confidence/self worth/self concept
• Youth looking for a unique wilderness Challenge!

Program Design
• Small, intensive single-gender groups with a 1:2 staff ratio
• Close and supportive group atmosphere
• Family Involvement (using impact letters, conference calls, and journal writing)
• Daily individual and group curriculum units based on:

- Substance abuse
- Emotion management
- Family relationships
- Decision making/problem solving
- Leadership and social skills development

• Reflective experiences (up to 3 days of solo)
• One-on-one counseling sessions with a therapist
• Extensive post trip reports & assessments for the student’s future treatment needs.

Effectiveness
Students will experience:
• Increased sense of Resilience and Personal Power
• Enhanced Problem Solving Skills
• Increased confidence and self worth
• Development of Substance Use Change Plan
• Increased awareness of Family Relationships
• Increased problem solving and decision making skills
• Improved self confidence/self worth/self concept

Cost: $1100.00 + HST

Please call us today if you require more information

Tel: 705-386-2376 x 217
Email us at prichardj@wendigolake.com
Or check out our website at www.achieveprogram.ca