We aim to have an easy and streamlined admissions process in your time of need.
We accept admissions year round and are an open/rolling admissions program.
We can admit 365 days a year, 24 hours per day.
We do not need a direct referral for admission.
Most families will call on their own finding us through a variety of referral sources. Private therapist, psychiatrist, psychologists, doctors, outpatient/inpatient programs, interventionists, educational consultants, employee assistance professionals, addiction consultants, alumni, internet, attorneys, probation officers, etc. may all recommend our program, but we will still need to speak with a family member or guardian.
The first time you call you will speak with one of our admission counselors.
We will screen for appropriateness, share information about Wilderness Treatment Center, and send you the forms required for admission.
80% of our clients will come alone or with a family member.
20% will be transported by an adolescent transportation company or sober escort.
Please have your insurance card available if you would like us to check your insurance.
Admissions can happen quickly.
We can essentially admit a client the same day a family first calls.
Airport pickup is available, free of charge.
If we cant help you, we know someone that can? Please call with questions.
Facts About Wilderness Treatment Center
Facts Sheet.
Treatment Philosophy
12 step recovery program - Minnesota Model.
4 day family therapy program
60 day treatment program; this includes our 16-21 day wilderness experience.
Males only, ages 14-24
Treatment center located on a rustic ranch in the heart of Montana’s Rocky Mountains
Quality Assurance
Members of the clinical staff are involved in personal 12-step recovery programs and are state certified Licensed Addiction Counselors.
5-to-1 patient to counselor ratio.
Individual treatment planning.
Weekly family contact.
Follow-up surveys.
State licensed facility-Insurance approved/medically supervised (subject to individual policy).
EAP services.
Reputation
Featured on national TV documentary Over The Influence.
Presently our services are being used by professionals from 37 states.
Selected for Avon Books,” The 100 Best Treatment Centers for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse."
Featured on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.
Articles Published
"Treatment Today"
Cover Story.
"Employee Assistance"
Feature Article.
“Montana” Magazine
Feature Article.
“Our Health” Magazine
Cover Story.
National Geographic
Article.
Professional Counselor
Feature Article.
“Freedom” Magazine
Cover Story.
Cost and Accreditation
Admission
Wilderness Treatment Center is an inpatient free-standing facility for males 14-24 years old.
The program is approximately 60 days with the actual length of stay based on how the patient progresses through the treatment process. Patients may be admitted either by self, by their physicians, family, clergy, or other treatment programs and professionals.
Admissions are scheduled seven days a week.
Contact the admissions coordinator at the business office Monday through Friday for 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M.S.T. to make necessary arrangements.
Cost
Per Day
$425.00
Wilderness Treatment Center - includes room, board, and all therapy.
Clothing Allowance (upon admission)
$500.00
Clothing for Wilderness Expedition, fishing license, film, etc. All equipment such as backpacks, sleeping bags, etc. is provided. Any equipment damage due to abuse will be billed to patient’s account.
Family Week
Our 4 1/2 day family program is held once per month, utilizing the principles of the Al-Anon program and family system dynamics. Our family therapists are available Sunday through Thursday for phone conferences and will arrange a family week attendance with you.
Aftercare
Aftercare is the responsibility of the patient and family. The patient and his counselor will make arrangements for aftercare during the last phase of treatment.
Accreditation
Wilderness Treatment Center is a licensed, free-standing, in-patient treatment center that uses the steps of A.A. and N.A.
The program is medically supervised and covered by some medical insurance plans.
Wilderness Treatment Center is licensed through the State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Addiction and Mental Health Disorders Division.
Daily Schedule
Monday
Wake Up
7:00.
Breakfast
7:30.
Chores
8:00.
Day by Day Group Therapy
9:00.
Lecture
9:45.
Break
10:10.
Group Therapy
10:30.
Lunch
12:00.
Individual Counseling
1:30.
Step Group/ Peer Evaluation
2:30.
Individual Counseling Assignments
3:30.
Lecture/tape
4:00.
Supper
5:30.
Free Time
6:30.
Big Book/ Na Meeting
7:30.
Free Time
8:30.
In Cabin
10:00.
Lights Out
10: 30.
Tuesday
Wake Up
7:00.
Breakfast
7:30.
Chores
8:00.
Day by Day Group Therapy
9:00.
Lecture
9:45.
Break
10:10.
Group Therapy
10:30.
Lunch
12:00.
Individual Counseling
1:30.
Step Group/ Peer Evaluation
2:30.
Individual Counseling Assignments
3:30.
Lecture/tape
4:00.
Supper
5:30.
Free Time
6:30.
Big Book Study
7:30.
Free Time
8:30.
In Cabin
10:00.
Lights Out
10: 30.
Wednesday
Wake Up
7:00.
Breakfast
7:30.
Chores
8:00.
Day by Day Group Therapy
9:00.
Lecture
9:45.
Break
10:10.
Group Therapy
10:30.
Lunch
12:00.
Individual Counseling
1:30.
Community Meeting
2:30
Individual Counseling Assignments
3:30.
Lecture/tape
4:00. ,
Supper
5:30.
Free Time
6:30.
AA Meeting In
7:30.
Kalispell/at Ranch
8:30.
In Cabin
10:00.
Lights Out
10: 30.
Thursday
Wake Up
7:00.
Breakfast
7:30.
Chores
8:00.
Day by Day Group Therapy
9:00.
Lecture
9:45.
Break
10:10.
Group Therapy
10:30.
Lunch
12:00.
Individual Counseling
1:30.
Group Therapy
2:00.
Staffing/ Recreation Therapy
3:15.
Lecture/tape
4:00
Supper
5:30.
Free Time
6:30.
Big Book/ Na Meeting
7:30.
Free Time
8:30.
In Cabin
10:00.
Lights Out
10: 30.
Friday
Wake Up
7:00.
Breakfast
7:30.
Chores
8:00.
Day By Day Group
8:30.
Work Therapy
10:10.
Lunch
12:00.
Work Therapy
1:30.
Supper
5:30.
Free Time
6:30.
In Cabin
10:00.
Lights Out
10: 30.
Saturday
Wake Up
7:00.
Breakfast
7:30.
Chores
Day By Day Group
8:30.
Work Therapy
10:30
Lunch
12:00.
Work Therapy
1:30.
Supper
Free Time
AA Meeting
6:30.
Kalispell/at Ranch
7:30.
Free Time
8:30.
Lights out at 12:00
12:00.
Sunday
Wake Up
9:00.
Brunch (10:00)
Day by Day Group Chores
Recreation Therapy / Visitors
1:30.
Work/free Time
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS
Supper
5:00.
AA Speaker
7:30.
Meeting at Ranch
Free Time
Lights Out
10:30.
Packing List
All Patients Must Bring Picture Id. Mark all Clothing. Please bring a copy of vaccinations and a list of allergies. all Medication Must Be in Original Bottle with Clealy Marked Instructions. No packages allowed during treatment.
allowed $1.00 per day - Please send to WTC by check.
Writing paper, enveloped, stamps
Chap Stick
Optional
Phone Cards
Sweatshirt
Disposable Camera (no flash cameras)
Lightweight hiking boots
Rain Jacket
Other Info
Because our facility is located on a working cattle ranch, dress is very casual.
Please bring clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty, and if possible, mark them with your name. Laundry will be done every four days, so bring enough clothes for that kind of time period, but not much more, as storage is limited. We provide bedding and towels.
DO NOT bring radios, musical instruments, tape players, walkmans, cd players, mp3 players, ipods, or jewelry.
(You will not be allowed to wear jewelry on the wilderness trip.) Also, DO NOT bring magazines or books (besides treatment material, AA literature or religious bibles). Chewing gum is not allowed. Please notify us before admission if the patient is on prescribed medication.
Wilderness Treatment Center is not responsible for personal property brought for the patient’s own use.
It is the patient’s responsibility to take care of the personal property and to turn in any valuables in their possession. We are not responsible for any belongings left (patients leaving belongings at time of discharge or if a patient leaves the facility against staff advice) or for mailing any articles left at our facility.
Financing Options
American HealthCare Lending. American HealthCare Lending is the premier financing company in the behavioral health industry. With over $5 Billion funded and over 300,000 applicants serviced through their lenders, this is a name and a program you can trust. Here are some of the benefits you’ll receive with a loan from American HealthCare Lending:
Immediate decisions for loans up to $35,000
Term options out to 60 months (affordable monthly payments)
No collateral required
No prepayment penalties
Fast & easy application process
100% Confidential
Why Wilderness Treatment Center?
Wilderness Treatment Center has a solid reputation for addiction treatment.
Wilderness Treatment Center is a 60 day, inpatient chemical dependency addiction treatment facility for teens / young men between the ages of 14 and 24.
We combine a conventional 30 day inpatient stay with a 16-21 day wilderness therapy expedition. As always, each of the expeditions is staffed by one of the addiction counselors and a wilderness instructor for the duration of the trip. The two components and length of stay allow Wilderness Treatment Center graduates to be further in the addiction recovery process than those leaving other programs.
Chemical dependency is defined as a primary, progressive and fatal illness.
Without addiction treatment it will progress. When distrust, anger, worry and fear have become part of daily living, it is impossible to have a normal life. As soon as a family schedules their son's admission, the family's healing begins. Often, drug addiction problems are masked by anger, defiance, behavioral and emotional issues and other impulsive behaviors. Young men can be labeled ADD/ADHD, Oppositional Defiant, Conduct Disordered, Depressed and Bi-Polar. And because most young men will not be honest about the extent of their use, even well meaning addiction treatment professionals can underestimate and not accurately assess the level of impact their drug/alcohol addiction is having.
Families are informed of addiction treatment planning and progress on a weekly basis.
Our 4-1/2 day family program allows for the reconstruction of family wholeness and health. The addiction counselors work closely with family members throughout the course of the addiction treatment to ensure the best possible outcome. The young men are medically supervised. Our experienced and licensed addiction treatment counselors utilize the 12 Steps and other therapeutic philosophies to assist these young men. Days are filled with individual and group therapy, informational videos and lectures, not only at the ranch, but also in the wilderness.
From it's beginning, Wilderness Treatment Center has proven itself as a unique, safe and successful addiction treatment program for young men, approved and accepted by many major medical policies.
Drug and alcohol dependency is a devastating and destructive disease and those young men who suffer from it and their families are entitled to the same loving care and addiction treatment as those suffering from any other disease. Our goal is to have young men and their families know a new beginning, a new freedom and happiness.
Treatment Philosophy
12-step Recovery program
Minnesota Model
4 1/2 day Family program
60 day inpatient, includes 16 to 21 day wilderness experience
Males only, age 14 - 24
Quality Assurance
Same Licensed Counselor for Entire Wilderness Trip
Counselors are Licensed Addiction Counselors
5:1 patient to counselor ratio
Individual treatment planning
Weekly family contact
Medically supervised
Montana state licensing
Reputation
Featured on national TV documentary - "Over the Influence"
Services utilized by professionals from 37 states
Selected by Avon Books "The 100 Best Treatment Centers for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse"
During the first 30 days of treatment, clients will focus on three main scheduling components. 1) Traditional Therapy - We use a Minnesota Model of treatment: morning meditation, psycho-educational lectures, group therapy, individual therapy, video/peer lectures. Client are in the main treatment building Mon-Thurs with heavy emphasis on drug and alcohol/dual diagnosis issue. 2) Work Therapy - Our treatment center sits on a 4,000 acre cattle ranch. To interrupt the monotony of traditional counseling, we have our clients and their counselors participate in ranch work. Not only are the clients getting physical exercise and a lesson in work ethic, but they are still getting a full day of counselor as well. 3) Recreational Therapy - On Sundays we try to have a little fun and still teach recovery. Anything from cross country skiing to basketball to rock climbing and rapelling could be rec therapy activities.