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CAMPS |
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To see more on
the camp location, click on Cascades Camp |
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Concept & Objectives |
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Weekend Events Schedule :: Chronology of Events |
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 Camp
Objectives:
a. To recognize the needs of the veteran and family members
in raising awareness of military related occupational stress
injuries.
b. To offer tools for recognizing symptoms and triggers.
c. To assist in developing coping mechanisms within the
family structure and assisting all members of the family
with living a fulfilled life while learning to manage the
injury/injuries.
Veteran Objectives:
a. To help the veteran lead a better life, privately and
publicly, thus becoming more productive in society.
b. To help improve the quality of life by recognizing
triggers, possible addictions, intimacy issues, financial
issues, anger management, complex communication issues, and
sleep disorders (based on what sessions are given during the
camp)
c. To provide the veteran with tools to aid in stress
management.
d. To educate the veteran on support services that are
available through Veteran Affairs and possibly other
organizations (Army Community Services, Veteran clubs). |
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 COUPLES
RETREAT SCHEDULE The typical family weekend is 10-12
families or 10-15 couples. Everyone arrives Friday afternoon
between 3 and 5pm. After dinner at 5:30, we meet at a
designated location for a 7pm activity and evening session.
Saturday morning starts with breakfast and then a series of
sessions on subjects chosen by guests at sign up. After
lunch everyone participates in activities they signed up
(horseback riding, quad 4x4 adventure, tree canopy zipline,
canoe or kayaking on the lake, fishing or a hiking on the
many trails) and just enjoy the wilderness location. Then
after dinner there is a 7pm evening session, and if the
weather permits, we have a bonfire
 afterwards
with s'mores. On Sunday there a special morning session and
a guest couple speaking. After lunch guests can do anything
they want including swimming, boating, fishing, hiking,
frisbee golf, and more (Special activities: horseback
riding, etc. from Saturday are not offered on Sunday). Lunch
is the last meal served. |
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 Spouse
Objectives:
a. To aid the spouse in recognizing stress symptoms and
triggers, suicidal ideations, symptoms of substance abuse,
and signs of depression (based on what sessions are given
during the camp).
b. To assist the spouse in coping with triggers, stress
issues, addictions, money issues, verbal battery, and
anger.
c. To create and foster a peer support network of other
spouses who understand what they are going through.
Children Objectives:
To offer the children tools to assist them with coping with
adult issues without having the child be brought into the
adult issues: “It’s absolutely okay to be a child right now,
and you did nothing wrong.”
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FAMILY RETREAT SCHEDULE
The family schedule is similar to the couple's schedule,
except after dinner on Friday and after breakfast on
Saturday morning, the children go off with the volunteers
for some various activities while the parents attend
sessions.
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Saturday everyone meets for lunch in the dining facility,
and after lunch the parents and kids participate in special
activities they signed up for like horseback riding, quad
riding, zipline, nature walk, and boating. After dinner, we
come back together for an evening session for the parents,
and a bonfire for the family afterwards (story telling and
s'mores). After breakfast on Sunday, there is a morning
session for the parents while the kids are with the
volunteers, then we all come back together for lunch. After
lunch families can do anything they want including swimming,
boating, fishing, hiking, frisbee golf, and more (Special
activities: horseback riding, etc. from Saturday are not
offered on Sunday). Lunch is the last meal served. |
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