Posts by Emily Fritz
Nature Immersion – The Ways and Whys It is Important to Integrate It Into Daily Life
For decades, studies spoke about the importance of our exposure to nature and the benefits. However, it seems like it took a global pandemic to magnify nature as an important essential that the general public treated mostly as a leisurely pursuit, was content to view from an office window, or considered a ‘nice to have’…
Read MoreNature is Medicine — Even for Indoors-y Types. Let Us Count the Ways.
Research has shown that nature is indeed a form of medicine and contributes to what Deschutes Wilderness Therapy is today. However, for those who are less inclined to seek nature — even during a pandemic, getting those benefits may seem out of reach. These people may have bad memories of camping/hiking expeditions gone sideways and ongoing challenges…
Read MoreWhat is Anxiety Disorder and What It’s Not. Know When Your Teen Needs Treatment.
Identifying anxiety in your troubled teen may not be a straightforward assessment.
Read MoreCanine Therapy Is Helping Youth Overcome Pandemic Events
Prior to the introduction of therapy dogs, kids weren’t sharing their emotions. Now, with canines they are talking about their feelings.
Read MoreIn Their Words
The most frustrating thing is getting people to understand where you are at. Physical disease is much easier for people to empathize with.
Read MoreDistance and Education
We have a strong focus on fundamentals like Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely (SMART) goals and teaching executive functioning skills that bolster classroom behaviors.
Read MoreThe Walk
Young adults come from all over the country to Deschutes Wilderness Therapy. All with the intention of healing from the traumas of their past.
Read MoreWilderness Success Stories: A Conversation with Max
Max enrolled at our New Visions Wilderness Bend location in the spring/summer of 2014. He took a moment to chat with us about his time in wilderness therapy and a snapshot of what his life looks like today.
Read MoreCultivating Compassion to Create Greater Connection
Our world has never been more connected. We connect with each other via our phones, social media, instant messaging, facetime – whenever we want, wherever we want.
Read MoreRevising The Student-Teacher Dynamic
How students show up to school reflects how students show up to life and at DWT we use relationships to foster the change in how students show up.
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