by kayla | Nov 10, 2021 | Admissions, Clinical, Program, Student Stories
It was 5 AM when the LOD (Leader of The Day), watch went off. My teammates were all sleeping, as were the guides. I woke up my guide, Whitney, who maybe was hoping I would sleep in. We packed day bags and headed up South Bald Face, almost running, so we could get to...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Staff Stories
The following Summit Blog Post is the lightly edited transcripts of the Autism and Neurodiversity Podcast hosted by Jason and Debbie Grygla. This episode is with Nichol Ernst, our executive director, in which he talks about how Summit Achievement works...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Admissions, Clinical, Program, Staff Stories, Wilderness Therapy Programming
by Will White, DA, LCSW, MLADC CSW, MLADC Over 25 years ago, I was part of the team that started Summit Achievement, the country’s first hybrid model wilderness therapy program. Before joining Summit, I practiced as a licensed mental...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Admissions, Program, Staff Stories
In this video Nichol Ernst, LCSW, Executive Director, Co-Owner of Summit Achievement reviews the value of our model. Watch the video or scroll below for a summary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUrrSkgBajA&t=22s We are an owner-operated residential...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Admissions, Clinical, Program, Staff Stories, Wilderness Therapy Programming
By Mike DeLuca, LCSW Since the days of vision quests in the wild by First Nation youth, or much later in the 1960s when the Colorado Outward Bound School first started using wilderness to foster resiliency, character, and compassion in American youth, humans have...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Admissions, Clinical, Staff Stories
By Mike DelucaLCSW, Therapist – Summit Achievement Ever since I entered the “helping profession” I have heard the mantra “You can’t adequately care for others if you haven’t cared for yourself.” I remember learning this mantra when I was 15 years old while...
