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Brat Camp Case Study

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James (18) was one of our few self-referred clients that have come through the program. His mother called our admissions team and reported that James was suffering from depression since his father had passed away last year. James and his father had a very distant relationship anyway and spent very little time together since his parents separated when he was 8. James wanted to attend the program after seeing an episode of ‘Brat Camp’ saying that he would find it beneficial as long as the program was not a boot camp.

James was positive and a big thinker during the program. He wanted to hike very far distances in the beginning so that he could get back into shape as he is a black belt in karate but has not attended training for over a year. After a long hike James was frustrated with the program leaders saying they were …show more content…

He mentioned that his sister and mother were to blame for most problems since they made him feel like he couldn’t live in his own house.

The program leaders connected with James’ large scale thinking but worried that he missed the smaller picture at times. During a day hike up a mountain three wedge-tail eagles flew over the group causing the group to stop and gasp in wonder. James huffed and said, “Oh what’s the point?!”

As the trip continued, James began to further connect with the program leaders and asked about the things he could do at home to help bring in the peace. James was a gifted storyteller and enjoyed writing about how he sees the world a bit differently than those around him. He asked about meditation as a spiritual practice and said that he wanted to feel more centred and less burdened by the scale of everything in his life. This was especially important to him as he prepared to begin a psychology degree at university.

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