The NATWC 2010 Winter Newsletter, Around the Campfire, is available.

Inside this issue you’ll find articles and photos such as:

• NATWC New Member Service by: Linda Tatsapaugh
  NATWC has just launched a new service for our members. Our website now has a central calender for finding the many trainings and conferences…
• Welcome Back by: Phillip Rogers, Assistant Editor
  Well, now that our first newsletter was such a huge success how do we follow up? The only way possible is with a second!
• Winter in the Wilderness by: Steve Cockerham, Editor
  I remember going backpacking during the winter holidays. There is just something about backpacking in the winter that awakens the spirit of challenge…
• In Focus: Talisman Camps
  History, Philosophy and Profiles…

Download and read the 2010 Winter NATWC Newsletter (PDF file).

To submit a proposal, complete and return the form to the address listed in the document by April 30, 2010.  Please download and complete the following form for more information:  Call for Papers and Presenters

Conference details are on the NATWC Conference page here!

Conference details are on the NATWC Conference page here!  As always, you may contact Angie Senic Shockley directly with any questions or comments. And, if you subscribe to the NATWC website you’ll receive the updates via email automatically when they are published.

We encourage members to let us know what’s out there.  If your program is doing a workshop that is open to others, you can spread the wealth of knowledge, and offset some of your training costs, too.  Smaller programs may be able to connect and share the cost of expensive trainings.  National and regional events put on by other organizations will be posted as well.  Members will be given priority, but we want to be as comprehensive as possible for the benefit of our members, so outside listings may be accepted as well.

All listings must be events that are open to others.  Consider offering a discount for NATWC members, and extend the value of membership for all.  To submit a listing, check out the Trainings page, and then go to the Contact page to send it in.  Thanks for sharing!

The NATWC newsletter, Around the Campfire, is available.

Inside the 2009 Fall issue you’ll find articles and photos such as:

• Welcome by: Philip Rogers
  Welcome to the NATWC newsletter. As I envisioned the beginning of this newsletter I thought of my experiences around a campfire.
• Editorial by: Steve Cockerham
  We wanted to keep you informed about what’s happening in the field, or perhaps we should say the wilderness, or the woods, or the water, or wherever professionals might be doing wilderness/adventure therapy.
• Parents in the Loop by: Lon Woodbury
  How important is the role of parents who have a child in a residential school or program for struggling teens?
• Perspective on Wilderness Therapy by: Barrett Wilson
  Wilderness therapy has a unique strength in comparison to other forms of therapy, allowing the return to the natural world as part of the process.

“The squads faced each other and rose to the cheers of the onlookers…”

Download and read the Fall 2009 newsletter here (PDF file).

Sandy will be available throughout the conference to introduce NATWC to non-members. NATWC is offering a special membership for Educational Consultants and Sandy will be at the conference to let you know all about it.

Stop by the NATWC booth at the Swap and chat with Sandy and while you’re there look for the other NATWC members who will be in attendance at IECA: Linda Tatsapaugh, Talisman Camps; Steve Cockerham, ETSU; Jeff Holloway, Aspen Education; and Holly Hunter, SafePassage Adolescent Services.

• Individual therapy, also known as talk therapy
• Gender-specific group therapy
• Family therapy

Teens who enter a residential program will generally participate in all of these, along with group exercises to build communication, cooperation, and coping skills. The most important aspect of any therapeutic program is regular evaluation of the therapy’s efficacy, or effectiveness.

You can read the rest of the article at Eckerd Academy here.

• The Annual NATWC Challenge is an opportunity for you and your company/program to shine as we compete in running, biking and swimming events.
• The Board of Directors will be hosting a cookout and networking event on Sunday evening.
• Eckerd Division of Private Academies is hosting a Low Country Boil on Tuesday evening – featuring delicious food prepared by “chef in hiding” Tim McMahon.

We will also be honoring one of our founding members on Tuesday afternoon.  Don’t miss this opportunity to thank a legend of outdoor treatment in person!

The conference is being held on Jekyll Island at the Villas by the Sea Resort.  Conference rates for room/condo reservations are still available.

There are many training opportunities available during the conference and CEUs will be awarded.  The Annual NATWC Challenge is an opportunity for you and your company/program to shine as we compete in running, biking and swimming events.  The Board of Directors will be hosting a cookout and networking event on Sunday evening.  Eckerd Division of Private Academies is hosting a Low Country Boil on Tuesday evening – featuring delicious food prepared by “chef in hiding” Tim McMahon.

We will also be honoring one of our founding members on Tuesday afternoon.  Don’t miss this opportunity to thank a legend of outdoor treatment in person!

If you have any questions . . . get in touch with Angie Senic Shockley at asenic@eckerd.org or 304-308-1571.

The Executive Board is made up of: Linda Tatsapaugh, Chairman; Steve Cockerham, Vice Chairman; Micah Wheat, Treasurer; and Sandy Schmiedeknecht, Secretary.  For more information on these and the other Board Members go to the new page dedicated to the Board of Directors and spend some time getting to know your Board.