Early Days Of Wilderness Therapy

Parent Choices for Struggling Teens

Doug Nelson, 801-380-5677, [e-mail], an early pioneer in developing what became Wilderness Therapy programs, described his experiences in the 1970's and later in developing some of the early influential wilderness programs for adolescents. He founded Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS) and Wilderness Academy which evolved into Aspen Health Services, while working as a professor at Bringham Young University.