Adventure-based mentorship course
Teens today are struggling. Out of the 42 million teens in the US researchers with the National Institutes of Mental Health have found that half of them meet the criteria for a mental disorder. In addition, the rates of suicide have steadily been increasing over the last several decades. Today it is now the number one cause of death for teens. What is going on and what can we do in this growing mental health crisis?
Traditional mental health systems are not set up for teens:
Problem #1
Therapy is not voluntary and
the use of deficit-based models
Teens are often forced to meet with a therapist. Teens are not enrolled in the process. To make things worst, therapists use what is called a deficit-based model where they are forced to make a diagnosis for their patients.
Problem #2
Therapy is expensive
Insurances do not cover mental health. The typical therapy session runs $100-$200 per 50-minute session. After that, the options available dwindle while prices begin to skyrocket. The typical wilderness therapy or residential treatment program costs over $50,000 (over $500 per day) for 3 months of work.
Problem #3
No time commitment
50-minutes per week is simply not enough time to make a deep, everlasting change. You need practice. To improve life one must improve the quality of experiences.
Pivot Adventure Solution #1
Enrollment and strength-based approach
The key to learning is enrollment. When we are enrolled in the journey, then we are opening the door of the possibility of change. That's is why everyone applies to get in, even the students. Pivot Adventure is a voluntary experience. We don't care about your resume or the choice that has lead families here.
Pivot Adventure Solution #2
Scholarship based
The majority of our applicants are on scholarships. Pivot Adventure uses a combination of donations and private pay in order to keep costs down.
Pivot Adventure Solution #3
Commitment to forward motion
Students on average spend 4.5 hours per week with guides. Guides are a combination of recreation therapists, social workers, outdoor specialists and volunteers. Parents spend an additional hour with the guides on parent webinarsl.
Be passionate
Here's the thing: Writers before COVID-19 were writing. During social distancing, they are writing. During quarantine, they are writing. And after this passes, they’ll still be writing. Writers are writing no matter what the circumstances are. Of course, we are not just talking about writing. What we are really talking about here is passion.
Too often, we think we need to find our passion before we can begin doing great work. No. Instead, do great work and be passionate. It isn’t hidden, there is no passion left around for someone to pick up. Regardless of what the work is, you’re passionate. Passionate people find a way to amplify and share their talents. That’s why some are using this time to get really good at something while others are wasting time on TikTok.It’s not about the writing (or painting or composing), its about sharing your passion. If you took the writing away, you still have a passionate person. Passionate people find a way to do great things. The medium doesn’t matter. It never did.
Our award-winning course has moved online. Students will learn the skills needed to overcome the challenges they face during COVID-19 pandemic, to tell better stories about adversity, create opportunities now in this moment and to be passionate. We need leaders, like them, to step up and shine their light for us to follow.
April Online Class
Tuesdays
FULL
Eight digital meetups with a cadre of mental health experts and adventure guides.
Access to Pivot Adventure Workbook, Curriculum, Zoom and Slack Forum.
Weekly parent webinars with mental health professionals.
Limited to eight participants per class with three guides. Small student to guide ratio to maximize attention, emotional safety and impact.
Dates for online sessions are on Tuesdays (April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16) from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Parent webinars will take place in the evenings online from 8:15 pm to 8:30 pm.
Tuition is $750, which includes course materials, instruction, access to mental health professionals...and it's not just money but your time and effort too.
Traditional mental health systems are not set up for teens
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Problem #1
Therapy is not voluntary and the use of deficit-based models
Teens are often forced to meet with therapists. Teens are not enrolled in the journey when asked for compliance. To make things worst, therapists use what is called a deficit-based model where they are forced to make a diagnosis for their patients.
Problem #2
Therapy is expensive
Most insurances do not cover mental health. The typical therapy session runs $100-$200 per 50-minute session. After that the options available skyrocket. The typical wilderness therapy or residential treatment program costs over $50,000, over $500 per day for 3 months of work.
Problem #3
No time commitment
50-minutes per week is simply not enough time to make a deep, everlasting change. You need practice. To improve life one must improve the quality of experiences.
PAC Solution #1
Pivot Adventure is voluntary and uses a strength-based approach
Everyone applies to get in. We believe the youth can make the world a better place. We don't care about your resume or the choice that has lead families here. You have more power than you can imagine. You just need to act accordingly.
PAC Solution #2
Scholarship based
All our applicants are scholarshiped.
PAC Solution #3
Commitment
Opposing forces within ourselves and in our environments stand in the way of making deep and meaningful change. Pivot Adventure accelerates this personal transformation by helping students flip the lights on. Once you see, you can’t unsee.
PAC Solution #3
Commitment
Opposing forces within ourselves and in our environments stand in the way of making deep and meaningful change. Pivot Adventure accelerates this personal transformation by helping students flip the lights on. Once you see, you can’t unsee.
