Author Dr. Paul Case
Paul Wesley Case, Psy.D, is a psychologist with over a decade of experience working with families of adolescents and young adults in inpatient settings, therapeutic boarding schools, and wilderness therapy programs. Currently the Assistant Clinical Director at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy Program in Durango, Colorado, Dr. Case earned his doctorate in psychology from Wheaton College. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, and the Independent Educational Consultants Association.
IMPORTANT LINKS
- American Counseling Association
- American Psychological Association
- American School Counselor Association
- Association for Experiential Education
- IECA (Independent Educational Consultants Association)
- NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs)
- Second Nature Wilderness Program
- Struggling Teens Web site
Finally...
The Book You've Wanted
With The Answers You've Needed!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"This book is, I have no doubt, going to be handed out to every confused parent who needs help. I only wish it had been available a year ago when we were at our low point."
—Parent
"Dr. Paul Case has provided for professionals, especially those who work with teens and their families, an excellent resource. It is a well-balanced book that also extends to families the most remarkable gift of hope."
—Jan Moss, Executive Director
National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
What Now? is for families of troubled teens who have pursued traditional avenues for help and/or treatment and for professionals who work with families of troubled teens and the many questions they face as they consider a Therapeutic Wilderness Program as a means of treatment. The book includes an overview of the process of making such a decision as well as suggestions to parents for coping while their teen is away.
Dr. Paul Case understands and provides answers to the most common concerns facing professionals as they work with parents and their struggling teens.
Issues like:
- Understanding why teens struggle as they do.
- Validation for the emotional roller-coaster parents experience.
- Rationale for how a therapeutic school or program can address the problems of the teens and their families.
- No-nonsense, practical suggestions for parents while their child is in a program.
- Hope for how the experience can transform the life not only of the teen but their entire family.
A Book Written For Independent Educational Consultants And Parents
Independent Educational Consultants are called on every day to respond to the millions of parents who are struggling with their adolescent children.
Often, for the parents and teens, the crises are persistent,
intense and scary. As a professional, knowing what to do
and how to help each family find a solution is critical.
READ WHY DR. PAUL CASE WROTE THIS BOOK
This book arose out of the conversations Dr. Paul Case had with parents over many years of work as an adolescent psychologist. He has heard numerous stories of how parents get to crisis points with their adolescents, and though each story was unique, the themes were consistently similar. Every parent, in crises or not, will benefit from reading What Now?
