Wilderness Therapy Vs. Wilderness Therapy

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Many times, people have confused juvenile boot camps with therapeutic wilderness programs. In actuality, wilderness therapy takes the approach of developing a relationship with people based on respect and compassion. Nature serves as the teacher. A bootcamp uses physical and psychological aggression, whereas a wilderness therapy program creates circumstances that are more therapeutic.

With this type of therapy, you have to endure the hardship of living in the outdoors, and you have to learn self reliance and confidence for working with other people. As you climb the mountain, the healing flows into your soul and your care stop away. For a long time, people have sought the wilderness to seek visions and experience a deeper sence of self. What

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