Building Bridges is a behavior modification

Behavior modification

Behavior modification is the use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to increase or decrease the frequency of behaviors, such as altering an individual's behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive and negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the reduction of...

 program located in Thompson Falls, Montana

Thompson Falls, Montana

Thompson Falls is a city in and the county seat of Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2000 census.-History:...

. It was created in 1996 to house male teenagers, aged 14 to 18, in a natural and highly structured environment. Building Bridges is a private, small, long-term residential program, of a self-reported average duration of 12 months. It is a member of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs

National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs

The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs is a United States organization of therapeutic schools, residential treatment programs, wilderness programs, outdoor therapeutic programs, young adult programs and home-based residential programs for adolescents and young adults with...

 (NATSAP).

See also

• Adventure Therapy
  Adventure therapy
  Adventure Therapy as a distinct and separate form of psychotherapy has only been prominent for less than 40 years. Influences from a variety of learning and psychological theories have contributed to the complex theoretical combination within adventure therapy . The underlying philosophy largely...
  
  
• National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
  National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
  The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs is a United States organization of therapeutic schools, residential treatment programs, wilderness programs, outdoor therapeutic programs, young adult programs and home-based residential programs for adolescents and young adults with...
  
  
• Wilderness therapy
  Wilderness therapy
  Wilderness therapy is a subset of adventure-based therapy. It is the use of wilderness expeditions for the purpose of therapeutic intervention. There are a range of different types of wilderness therapy programs, with a range of models and approaches. Some grow out of a survival approach and some...
  
  

External links

• Building Bridges - The official Building Bridges web site contains information about the different programs offered and academics
• CAFETY - Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth

Further reading

• Maia Szalavitz (2006), Help at Any Cost, Riverhead. ISBN 1594489106. A former senior fellow of the Statistical Assessment Service at George Mason University offers a thoroughly researched critique of the troubled-teen industry, which includes an ethical guide for parents with troubled teenagers.