Director of Admissions
Erin Marcus, JD Daubs, & Kellyn Smythe
Admissions Email
Admissions Phone
Physical Address
15 Kanoa Street
Hilo,
HI
At Pacific Quest, we create life-changing experiences for struggling adolescents and young adults. Our outdoor wilderness therapy programs help young people to make better choices and live healthier, more productive lives. Located on the Big Island of Hawaii, Pacific Quest goes beyond traditional wilderness therapy programs, cultivating change by teaching sustainable life skills in a clinically innovative and nurturing environment.
Pacific Quest challenges the status quo in outdoor behavioral health by utilizing a neurodevelopmental approach to treatment. This approach, combined with horticultural therapy, integrates evidence-based therapeutic methods, whole-person wellness and organic gardening to sustain a healthy community and motivate change. Students engage in activities which research has shown, increase emotional health and well-being.
Adolescent Program - CO-ED / AGES 13-17
Young Adult Program - CO-ED / AGES 18-24
Reeds Bay operates on a beautiful, 5-acre waterfront property, which boasts an 8,000 square-foot facilities complete with a large commercial kitchen and simple yet modern sleeping quarters.
Young adults are immersed in a community living model where practical life skills are established, practiced and mastered. Clients work closely with clinicians in a natural and supportive setting. Days are structured with an emphasis on personal accountability, time management, emotional health and physical well being. Real-world living skills are practiced and perfected in a community setting, and most importantly are translatable to life after Pacific Quest.
General Information
Private Company - Owners On-Site
Privately Owned
Pacific Quest
Wilderness Therapy Model
Base Camp | Horticulture Therapy
4
No
> 50%
10 Weeks
Group
13 - 24
No
Call For More Information
Family Participation
Required by Program
Required by Program
Required by Program
Recommended by Program
-
Required by Program
-
Recommended by Program
Family Workshop / Visits
-
-
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Tailored to individual needs of student
Staff Information
Yes
1:2
10 Hours
> 10
< 10
Yes
Clinician Information
> 8
> 50%
2 Days
Call for more information
Art
Breathing Techniques / Breath Work
Meditation
Yoga
Healthy sleep, mind/body connection work
Medical / Wellness
On staff
< 50%
Naturopathic Physician
Physician / MD
Psychiatrist / MD
Wellness Coordinators
Active Psychosis
Actively Suicidal
Fire Starter
Need for Detox?
Pregnancy
Call For more information
Psychological Evaluations
< 50%
Academic Offering
Yes
Yes
Pacific Quest
www.pacificquest.org
Program Licensing and/or Accreditation
NCA CASI Accreditation
No
Yes
Nuts & Bolts
Yes
Call for more information
Call for more information
No
No
No
Yes
> 50%
Kailua [KOA]
2 Hours
General Information
Private Company - Owners On-Site
Privately Owned
Pacific Quest
Wilderness Therapy Model
Base Camp | Adventure Therapy
4
No
Not Applicable
10 Weeks
No
Group
Can be 17 to Enroll
based on appropriateness for milieu
Call For More Information
Family Participation
Required by Program
Required by Program
Required by Program
Recommended by Program
-
Required by Program
-
Recommended by Program
Family Workshop / Visits
visit to young adult in the field if individually determined to be part of treatment plan
Staff Information
No
1:2
1:4
10 Hours
> 10
> 10
Clinician Information
Max 8 Students
> 50%
2 Days
2
Art
Breathing Techniques / Breath Work
Meditation
Yoga
Restorative Sleep, Nutrition, Mind Body Connection
Medical / Wellness
On staff
< 50%
EMT
Naturopathic Physician
Physician / MD
Psychiatrist / MD
Wellness Coordinators
Active Psychosis
Actively Suicidal
Fire Starter
Need for Detox?
Pregnancy
Call For more information
Psychological Evaluations
> 50%
Academic Options
Nuts & Bolts
No
Call for more information
Call for more information
No
No
Private / Self Pay
Call For More Information
< 50%
Hilo [ITO]
0.25 Hours
Mission Statement
Pacific Quest cultivates Sustainable Growth in our students, in our families, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Pacific Quest’s innovative Sustainable Growth model incorporates Whole Person Wellness, Individualized Clinical Care, Rites of Passage, Horticultural Therapy and Healthy Community Living in an outdoor, experiential environment.
These diverse and adaptable principles facilitate an empowered sense of self, create resilient and successful short-term transitions and nurture a healthy relationship with family, community, work and purpose.
Forming the foundation for our comprehensive curriculum, these principles make our program accessible to an international clientele of adolescents, young adults, and their families.
Pacific Quest believes that our ability to incorporate these principles at an organizational and community level are integral to our positive and progressive culture and overall long-term success.