1. Shunda Creek
90 day Residential and Wilderness Based Addiction Treatment for Young Men Aged 18-24

2. The Shunda Journey An Exploration of:
The Nature of the Human Wilderness
Community
Wilderness/Adventure
Relationship
Through Five Phases:
Engagement
Acceptance
Courage
Compassion
Commitment

4. The Nature of the Human Wilderness
“Mindful awareness can be described as a form of awareness in which we are open to present experiences without being swept away by judgements and prior expectations”
- Dan Siegel
Basic Neurobiology of Addiction
Offer Common Language to Describe Experiences
Intentions
Default Pattersn

5. Community
Phase Fires
Ceremony
Acceptance - Be seen and Heard

6. Adventure/ Wilderness
Adventure Therapy is “the prescriptive use of adventure experiences provided by mental health professionals, often conducted in natural settings, that kinesthetically engage clients on cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels”
Gass, Gillis, & Russell
Practice new behaviours
Challenge/courage/risk - emotional/social/physical. spiritual

7. Relationship
Shared Journey
Wolf Pack
Compassion

8. Alumni Program
Commitment Phase
Facilitator
Community of Support

9. Shunda Creek
90 day Residential and Wilderness Based Addiction Treatment for Young Men Aged 18-24
Matt Hayes
Program Therapist
Enviros-Shunda Creek