The beauty and the mess of a "non-punitive" wilderness therapy program is that there's little-to-no incentive for the youth to follow directions from their authority figure. But when things got all "Lord of the Flies" down in campsite a few weeks in a row, my girls began to realize the benefits of having authority figures.
Last week went pretty well. My group (not just individual girls) was actually looking to me for advice/ directions. They worked their butts off just to make me happy. We cleaned our campsite inside and out and chopped tons of wood.
Annitta had her court date and was sent to a youth detention center (basically jail for kids)... but if she does well she can come back within one to three weeks. She's been in my thoughts and prayers... she's such an intelligent and morally conscious girl... and I sincerely doubt these are attributes she would "fake". But what is she doing hangin around the people she's hanging around and doing the things she's doing? What happens when she gets out of camp and has to face negative influences again? Why am I stressing over this stuff on my time off?
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Same reason someone at Southwestern University thinks about a former RA who's making a difference in the wilderness! :)
Jaime! The other woman who works even when she's not supposed to be working. Thanks for the comment... you just made my day:)
And you just made mine! You're missed, loved, and appreciated!!
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