Director of Admissions
Shahara Davis & Tere Snodgrass
Admissions Email
Admissions Phone
Physical Address
PO BOX 809 236 File Street
Clayton,
GA
When a child is hurting, it can be the most painful challenge a parent will face. Turning troubled lives around and restoring families is what Second Nature Blue Ridge Wilderness Program is all about. Our highly trained, compassionate therapists and staff have delivered the industry's most clinically sophisticated wilderness therapy program to thousands of children, adolescents and young adults.
We work with the following ages:
pre-teens, ages 11-14,
teens, ages 13-17, and
young adults, ages 18-25.
Second Nature is a Dual-Diagnosis, individualized, therapeutic treatment program. Second Nature provides an assessment of the client's challenges and issues, at the same time building on the client's individual strengths, and providing opportunity for learning new life skills.
General Information
Private Company - Owners On-Site
Second Nature Therapeutic Wilderness Programs
Public Land
Bureau of Land Management
National Forest Service
Wilderness Therapy Model
Backpacking | Nomadic
4
Yes
> 50%
10 Weeks
Group
11 - 18
No
Co-ed Group(s)
Single Gender Group(s)
Call For More Information
Family Participation
Required by Program
Recommended by Program
Required by Program
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Required by Program
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Family Workshop / Visits
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Visits to the Client will be clinically driven & approved
Call for more information
Staff Information
Yes
1:3
6 Hours
< 10
> 10
Yes
Clinician Information
> 8
All therapists are licensed by the state of operation
2 Days
Call for more information
Call for more information
Medical / Wellness
Contracted psychiatrist as needed
< 50%
Nurse
Physician / MD
Psychiatrist / MD
Nutritionist
Active Psychosis
Actively Suicidal
Need for Detox?
No Definitive Guardianship
Pregnancy
Call For more information
Psychological Evaluations
> 50%
Academic Offering
Yes
Yes
AdvancED
www.advanc-ed.org
Program Licensing and/or Accreditation
Nuts & Bolts
Yes
Call for more information
Call for more information
No
Call for more information
Call for more information
Yes
< 50%
Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport [ATL]
2 Hours
General Information
Private Company - Owners On-Site
Second Nature Therapeutic Wilderness Programs
Public Land
Bureau of Land Management
National Forest Service
Wilderness Therapy Model
Backpacking | Nomadic
4
Yes
> 50%
10 Weeks
No
Group
Can be 17 to Enroll
Co-ed Group(s)
Single Gender Group(s)
Call For More Information
Family Participation
-
Required by Program
Required by Program
-
Required by Program
Required by Program
Recommended by Program
Required by Program
Family Workshop / Visits
Recommended by Program
Recommended by Program
Staff Information
Yes
1:4
1:4
10 Hours
< 10
> 10
Clinician Information
> 8
All therapists are licensed by the state of operation
2 Days
0
N/A
Medical / Wellness
Contracted psychiatrist as needed
< 50%
Nurse
Physician / MD
Active Psychosis
Actively Suicidal
< Min BMI
Need for Detox?
No Definitive Guardianship
Pregnancy
Call For more information
Psychological Evaluations
> 50%
Academic Options
Nuts & Bolts
Yes
Call for more information
Call for more information
No
No
Private / Self Pay
Call For More Information
< 50%
Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport [ATL]
1.75 Hours
Mission Statement
TURNING HOPE INTO HELP - Second Nature is the industry’s most clinically sophisticated therapeutic wilderness program. Second Nature Blue Ridge was founded on the idea that troubled teens and their families deserve quality clinical treatment, combined with sensitivity and compassion.