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JTSP JTSP ARTICLES .(CON’T .) Supervision Considerations for Working with Students with u 2008 2008 Sexual Behavioral Problems In General Boarding School or RTC JTSP Environments and the Need for Appropriate Assessment and Treatment, Heather Green, LCSW and Shawn Brooks. .149 u u Journal of Therapeutic Current Descriptions of National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) Members III Volume Michael C. Young, M.Ed. and Michael Gass, Ph.D. .161 Schools & Programs Subscribe to JTSP . 186 NATSAP Directory Order Form. 187. u 2008 u VOLUME III u NUMBER I Number I Number Call for Papers. 188 Permissions and Copyright Information for Potential Authors . 189 Instructions for Authors . 190. AUTHORS. 5 NATSAP Ethical Principles. 191 ARTICLES A Mighty Change: The Influence of Larry Dean Olsen on the Evolution of Wilderness Therapy Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs Will White, MSW, LCSW. .8 National.Association.of 2008 NATSAP Annual Conference Keynote Address: ...Therapeutic.Schools.&.Programs The Making of a Walking Far, Larry D. Olsen . .20 126.N ..Marina.St .,.Ste ..2 Prescott,.AZ..86301 Origins and Directions of Therapeutic Camping Grover C. Loughmiller, Ph.D. .57 A Comparison Between Specific Autism-Spectrum Disorders According to Clinical and Demographic Factors in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults, Tyler Whitney, Psy.D., Dawson Hedges, M.D., Bruce Brown, Ph.D. and Brant Jarrett, B.S. 98 Treating Adolescents with Adoption and Attachment Issues in TO: Wilderness Therapy Settings, Joanna E. Bettmann, Ph.D., LCSW, Emily Demong, LCSW and Rachael A. Jasperson, MSW . .116 Therapeutic Schools and Programs: Managing Growth and Maturation, Pam Cook, Ph.D., LPC, Beverly Richard, ACSW, LCSW, and Lowell E. Cook, MSEE . .138 JTSP Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs A Publication of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dr. Michael Gass, Ph.D., LMFT Dr. Keith Russell, Ph.D. Chair and Professor Associate Professor Department of Kinesiology, Western Washington University School of Health & Human Services Bellingham, Washington University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Carrie McGown, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire Jamie Burke, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire Michael Young, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Dr. Rita Argiros, Ph.D. Dr. Karen Fitzhugh, Ph.D VP of Academic Affairs Senior Vice President The Family Foundation School Aspen Education Group Hancock, New York Peacham, Vermont Dr. Jared Balmer, Ph.D Dr. H.L. 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Penny James ABOUT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Explorations THERAPEUTIC SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS The. National. Association. of. Therapeutic. Schools. John McKay and Programs is a non-profit member organization of High.Frontier/Rancho.Valmora schools.and.programs.from.around.the.country.and.was. formed.to.serve.as.a.national.resource.for.its.members ... James Meyer Through.a.dynamic.process,.the.National.Association. The.Oakley.School of. Therapeutic. Schools. and. Programs. develops. and. advocates. ethical. and. practice. standards. designed. to. Sidney Parham protect.consumers.while.improving.the.effectiveness. Family.Foundation.School of. programming. within. member. programs . MEMBERSHIP Schools.and.Programs.interested.in. Audrey Peavey membership.the.National.Association.of.Therapeutic. New.Horizons.for. Schools.and.Programs.are.referred.to.their.website,.www . Young.Women natsap .org.or.the.Executive.Director.at.(928).443-9505 . Craig Rodabough National Association of Therapeutic CERTS Schools and Programs Headquarters Office: 126 North Marina John Stewart Prescott,.Arizona.86301 New.Haven Telephone:.(928).443-9505..•..Fax:.(928).443-9507 info@natsap .org..•..www .natsap .org. JTSP Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs A Publication of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHORS . 5 A Mighty Change: The Influence of Larry Dean Olsen on the Evolution of Wilderness Therapy Will White, MSW, LCSW. 8 2008 NATSAP Annual Conference Keynote Address: The Making of a Walking Far Larry D. Olsen. 20 Origins and Directions of Therapeutic Camping Grover C. Loughmiller, Ph.D. 57 A Comparison Between Specific Autism-Spectrum Disorders According to Clinical and Demographic Factors in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Tyler Whitney, Psy.D., Dawson Hedges, M.D., Bruce Brown, Ph.D. and Brant Jarrett, B.S. 98 Treating Adolescents with Adoption and Attachment Issues in Wilderness Therapy Settings Joanna E. Bettmann, Ph.D., LCSW, Emily Demong, LCSW and Rachael A. Jasperson, MSW . 116 Therapeutic Schools and Programs: Managing Growth and Maturation Pam Cook, Ph.D., LPC, Beverly Richard, ACSW, LCSW, and Lowell E. Cook, MSEE . 8 Supervision Considerations for Working with Students with Sexual Behavioral Problems In General Boarding School or RTC Environments and the Need for Appropriate Assessment and Treatment Heather Green, LCSW and Shawn Brooks . 49 Current Descriptions of National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) Members Michael C. Young, M.Ed. and Michael Gass, Ph.D. 6 JTSP • Subscribe to JTSP . 86 NATSAP Directory Order Form. 87 Call for Papers. 88 Permissions and Copyright Information for Potential Authors . 89 Instructions for Authors . 90 NATSAP Ethical Principles. 9 4 • JTSP AUTHORS - JTSP Volume III, Issue I Joanna E. Bettmann, Ph.D., LCSW, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah College of Social Work and Research Director at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Joanna Bettmann, University of Utah College of Social Work, 395 South 1500 East, Room 10, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 or [email protected] Shawn Brooks earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University. He has been working with troubled teens for more than 15 years. For the past seven years he has served as executive director of a residential program for adjudicated teenaged boys. In 2007 he was named executive director at Oxbow Academy. Oxbow is a residential treatment center for privately placed teen boys with sexual dependencies. Bruce L. Brown is Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University, with research focus on developing and applying the science of holistic visual display. He received his PhD in the psychology of language from McGill University, Montreal. He also received NSF- funded post-doctoral training in mathematical psychology at the University of Michigan. His early publications are primarily in the area of the psychology of language and psychoacoustics but more recently in the application