Open Sky's research director, Dr. Joanna Bettmann will be on LA Talk Radio with Dore Frances on Monday, Oct. 4th at 12 noon PST. Dr. Bettmann will discuss Open Sky's outcome studies and the research results of leading researchers on the effectiveness of wilderness therapy.
More about Dr. Bettmann
She recieved her PhD from Smith College of Social Work and is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW).
Dr. Bettmann is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah College of Social Work where she teaches clinical practice and psychological theory courses to master’s level students and continues to research wilderness therapy outcomes as well as attachment issues in a variety of populations.’s recent publications include articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Clinical Social Work Journal and Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs.
She has presented her research at numerous national and state conferences: the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the New Haven Psychoanalytic Research Training Program at Yale University, and the Utah Counseling Centers Conference. Learn more about Dr. Bettmann
Research at Open Sky
“Open Sky conducts research with each and every student and family. We believe that empirically evaluating our students’ outcomes, in addition to their satisfaction with treatment, is critical to conducting an effective and powerful program,” says Joanna Bettmann, PhD, LCSW Open Sky Research Director.
Adolescents complete four questionnaires, the Youth Outcome Questionnaire 2.0, the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment, the Adolescent Relapse Coping Questionnaire, the Adolescent Attachment Questionnaire, and their parents complete the Youth Outcome Questionnaire 2.0 and the Adult Attachment Scale.
Young adults complete four questionnaires: Outcome Questionnaire 45.2, the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment, the Addictive Disorders Screen and the Psychological Separation Inventory.
Learn more about Open Sky research results
More about Open Sky
Open Sky Wilderness Therapy is the country's only wilderness therapy program conducting in-house research outcomes on the effectiveness of its program. The outcomes so far have been astounding.
Open Sky students make substantial gains in their overall mental health and retain those gains for more than a year after treatment. In addition to outcome studies on overall mental health, we also have been researching our clients' readiness to change, relapse prevention, and adult-child relationship patterns. Learn more about Open Sky
Hoping you tune in,
Danny Frazer
Business Development & Marketing Director
970-382-8181
danny@openskywilderness.com
PO Box 2201, Durango, CO 81302 • 970-382-8181 TEL • 970.382.9494 FAX • openskywilderness.com
