Mount Carmel Youth Ranch, 17 years of helping troubled teens receover from negative behavior, substance abuse and other at risk choices

The Mount Carmel Wilderness Intervention Program brings the at-risk teen to the discovery of who he is through the proven therapeutic effects of experiencing the awesome wonders of Gods beautiful creation in the northern Wyoming wilderness. Teens who need help overcoming substance abuse, anger issues, negative and potentially destructive behavior patterns, and poor family/peer relationships will benefit greatly from Mt Carmel Wilderness Interventions program. Parents who are looking for safe and loving help for their struggling teen will find our Wilderness Alternative Therapy program to be just what their son needs. Our time tested and proven outdoor adventure has a therapeutic effect in helping troubled teens find their inner strength and unique gifts, as they discover their true potential in the rugged wilderness climate of Wyoming.

Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions is unique in that we are a real working approximately 500 head/cattle ranch. Through the real work involved in ranching we give each young man who comes to our Mount Carmel Wilderness Intervention Program the opportunity to learn new skills, such as driving tractors, irrigating fields, carpentry, mechanizing, introduction to semi-driving, plant identification, animal husbandry, and all aspects of caring for beef cattle. Unlike other boot camps, brat camps, military schools or wilderness therapy programs where there is not the integration of Reality Therapy into every element of the troubled teens everyday life. Mount Carmel Wilderness intervention Program has a proven 81.3 percent change in most areas of the teens behavior patterns. Many parents report that they see a major improvement in their sons respect for authority, and in their respectful and loving manner of relating with their family members.

What makes Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions a very effective wilderness programs is that we leave the young man’s freedom intact. We respect their free will and help them through our educational and experiential approach to come to a deeper understanding appreciation and responsibility for the choices they make and the inherent consequences in those choices. Because we do not run a juvenile correctional facility with electric fences, or any type of "prison walls" we do not need this type of confinement as we have a natural boundary of wilderness. We are 3o miles from the nearest town and we use a night time indoor security system to monitor the safety of the troubled teens in our care. We also have an extensive interview process as we desire to make sure that we do not accept young men with extreme violent tendencies.

We had one of our students describe their experience with us in this simple phrase "Mount Carmel is not a group home, it is a family!" This is exactly what we strive to give to each of the young men who come to Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions , We give him the love, encouragement and friendship he needs to build his self-esteem. We never belittle or degrade who he is, but with firm kindness instruct him on how to become a mature responsible young man who has confidence and self control.

Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions has highly qualified professional staff who are dedicated to helping troubled teens overcome the obstacles that stand in their way of living a productive healthy life style. Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions has over seventeen years of experience in helping at-risk youth. Jerry and Mickey Schneider, The Founders of Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions were awarded "Parents of the Year" award in 2002, as well as the distinguished service award from "Who’s Who in America". They were recently awarded the “Fidelity Award” from Catholic Central in Michigan for the unwavering dedication to the Christian/Catholic principles of education of this distinguished private school.

Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions Academic Program is very effective in helping the troubled teen grow in confidence and self esteem as he learns that he can achieve and learn with our focused credit/independent study curriculum. We also provided credited courses in communication skills, Abstinence/healthy marriage using the Excel curriculum from A&M Education partnership. This course of study helps every young man grow in a healthy respect for women, improve their relationships with young women in healthy ways, and view their sexuality as a gift to be used only in a lifelong committed marriage relationship. We also address the very serious problem of pornography addiction, which many of the young men who come to Mount Carmel Wilderness Intervention Program struggle with. We give each young man the understanding of how destructive this behavior is to their relationship and how it can very negatively impact their ability to have a healthy happy marriage in the future.

The Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions Academic program also includes a very effective substance abuse recovery program .

This Substance Abuse Recovery Program Works!
*The eight week program has an overall success rate of more than 65%.
* This approach has been one of the most successful alternatives to drug rehab and alcohol rehab
programs in the country, for helping people with drug abuse and alcohol abuse problems permanently recover.
*This social-educational program as opposed to conventional treatment methodologies is what allows us to help our teens achieve permanent sobriety.

*We use this Substance Abuse Recovery Program as an essential part of our Therapeutic Wilderness Alternative Program for troubled teens.

*Experts in Young Adult Treatment and Intervention

The Mount Carmel Wilderness Therapy Program can help your child to break destructive behavior patterns, feel greater self-esteem, and reconnect their body, mind and spirit. At Mount Carmel Wilderness Intervention, your troubled teen will learn powerful skills, enabling them to make healthy choices that can move their life in a positive new direction.

Located in the beautiful Sunlight/Beartooth Mountain Range of Northwestern Wyoming, we work with young people from 12 yrs to 18 yrs old. The Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions Frontier Styled camp facility, nestled in this wilderness setting, enables Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions to offer a safe, deliberate and exhilarating process for stabilizing behavior, assessing physical and psychological health and building a plan for success. The Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions is licensed as a group home by the State of Wyoming.

How Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions is Providing Physical and Therapeutic Safety

The process begins with a thorough physical examination and if requested by the parents may include related lab work. The first few days focus on establishing a consistent routine for your child to assure good self-care, nutritional well balanced meals, daily exercise and adequate sleep.

Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions High-Impact Outdoor Adventure Experience

The quality Therapeutic treatment includes a comprehensive evaluation process, individual sessions with a licensed therapist, group therapy, substance abuse education and experiential learning activities. Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions utilizes "Reality Therapy" through the outdoor experiences and activities of working on our 40,000 acre cattle ranch. Students progress through our proven level system based on the principles of accountability and empowerment. Our inclusive approach involves your child and you, his parent in the process, planning for personal and family relationship goals. The program experience is individualized and coordinated by the therapist working with you and your child. The result is a deliberate and coordinated process for “programmed unavoidable success”.

Mount Carmel Wilderness Interventions Therapy- A Life Changing Experience for Troubled Teens and Adolescents and their Parents.