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Family Involvement
The solution to family difficulties lies in the efforts of both parent and teenager. For this reason, we require that at least one parent (or guardian) participates in the program. The Family Component has two main parts: 10 Parent Group meetings or family sessions with a therapist in your home community, and several days of family activities after the teenagers return from backpacking.
 Parent Group is a chance for parents and therapists to work together on creating a healthier home environment. If a parent feels stuck and frustrated about what s/he can do to help her/his family or teenager, this is where s/he can begin to create solutions. In the group, parents will find support while they explore and enrich their parenting skills. For families outside of our local area, parents will connect as a group on the evening before Family Reunion weekend.
Family activities will begin after the youth return from the wilderness during the Family Reunion weekend. They will continue for the two weeks the youth are at the homestead and, for area families, the two weeks after the youth return home (about eight activities in all). These activities will entail recreation, community service, and family activities, and will be a chance for parent and teen to interact in new, positive and fun ways.
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