Facility profile Idaho

Ascent Wilderness Therapy

Closed Naples, Idaho

At a glance

Address: Naples, ID
Type: Wilderness Therapy
Operated: 1992 to 2010
Serves: Co-ed, ages 12 to 17
Capacity: 52
Operator: CEDU
Memberships: NATSAP; OBHIC
Licensing: Idaho Childrens Outdoor Therapeutic Program

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Ascent Wilderness Therapy was a wilderness therapy in Naples, Idaho, operated by CEDU. It operated from 1992 to 2010.

About Ascent Wilderness Therapy

It closed.source

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Staff

Administration

Scott Hess
Elsewhere in the industry
- Aspen Ranch Former Clinical Director (2000)
- Wingate Wilderness Therapy Former Clinical Director, Partner, Primary Therapist (2008-2013)
- Trails Carolina Former Therapist (2015)
- Fulshear Treatment to Transition helped found
- Outback Therapeutic Expeditions
Brian MacInnes

Program director
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Program Director (1994)
- CEDU Family of Services director of adventure ed Northern Idaho
- Santiam Crossing program director
Brian Rossiter

Program director
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Program Director (1997)
- Ascent Inc. Former Program Manager (2021)
- SageWalk Wilderness Former Program Director (2004)
- Evoke Cascades Former Executive Director, NO TITLE(?) (2005-2021)
- SeaChange Hawaii Former Admissions Director (2011)
- Phoenix Outdoor program director
- King George School program director
- Second Nature exec director
- Santiam Crossing exec director
Jane May

Director of business services
Elsewhere in the industry
- Cherokee Creek Boys School Former Director of Operations and Human Resources (2009)
- CEDU Family of Services director of business services
- Rocky Mountain Academy director of business services
- Boulder Creek Academy director of business services
- Northwest Academy director of business services
Larry Blakey

Executive director
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Executive Director (2025)
- SquareOne Former Staff (2001)
- VisionQuest
- On Track Wilderness Program
- Rocky Mountain Academy founded SquareOne with Rob Spear
Ramon Palacios

Program director
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Program Director (2025)
- Northwest Academy Former Staff (2010)
- Passages to Recovery Former Staff (2009)
- Ascent Inc. Former Staff (2006)
- Wilderness Quest Former Staff (2009)
- Boulder Creek Academy Chemical Dependency Counselor
Trilby Hoover

Executive director
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Executive Director (2025)
- Passages to Recovery Former Executive Director, Admissions Director (2007)
- Ascent Inc. Former Staff (2006)
- Shadow Mountain Academy Former Admissions Director, Admissions (2008-2009)
- Northwest Academy

Notable staff

Reid Treadaway

Former Director of Admissions (2003, r/troubledteens wiki)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Rocky Mountain Academy Front-line staff, then Admissions Director, Admissions Director, 1996
- SUWS of the Carolinas Admissions Director, 2000-2003
- Ascent Wilderness Program Director of Admissions, 2003
- InnerChange Admissions Specialist, 2010
- Boulder Creek Academy Director of Admissions and Business Development, Director of Admissions, Admissions and Business Development, 2012-2013
- BlueFire Wilderness Therapy Admissions Director, 2013
- CEDU Family of Services regional director of admissions
- New Haven RTC admissions specialist
- Sunrise RTC admissions specialist
- Fulshear Treatment to Transition admissions specialist
Reid Treadaway
Elsewhere in the industry
- BlueFire Wilderness Therapy Co-Founder and Director
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Director of Admissions (2003)
- Boulder Creek Academy Former Director of Admissions and Business Development, Admissions and Business Development (2012-2013)
- Rocky Mountain Academy Former Front-line staff, then Admissions Director, Admissions Director (1996)
- SUWS of the Carolinas Former Admissions Director (2000-2003)
- CEDU Family of Services regional director of admissions
- InnerChange admissions specialist
- New Haven RTC admissions specialist
- Sunrise RTC admissions specialist
- Fulshear Treatment to Transition admissions specialist
Dan Tadlock

Therapist
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Therapist (2025)
- Northwest Academy Former Senior Clinician, Director of Family Services (2007-2011)
- Hawk's Landing Therapeutic Home for Boys CEO
Jeff Johnson
Elsewhere in the industry
- Auldern Academy Former Interim Admissions Director (2007)
- Boulder Creek Academy Former Admissions Director (2025)
- SUWS Idaho Former Admissions Director (2025)
- Skyline Journey Former Admissions Director (2025)
- SunHawk Academy Former Director of Admissions (2008-2009)
- Wilderness Quest Former Admissions Director (2025)
- Lone Star Expeditions Former Admissions Director (2025)
- Trails Carolina Former Admissions Director (2012)
- SUWS of the Carolinas Former Admissions Director (2025)
- Adirondack Leadership Expeditions Former Admissions Director (2025)
- Allynwood Academy Former Enrollment Development & Referral Relations (2014)
- Mount Bachelor Academy Former Admissions Director (2000)
- Reflections for Youth Former Executive Director (2020)
- Three Rivers Montana Former Admissions Director (2025)
- Aspen Education Group Former Director of Marketing and Admissions (2008)
Jonathan Gurney

Clinical services
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Clinical Services (2025)
- Carlbrook School Former Director of Advising and Clinical Director, Dean of Advising, Transition Services (2001-2019)
Kaysie Dannemiller

Therapist
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Therapist (2006)
- Ascent Inc. Former Staff (2021)
- Phoenix Outdoor Former Staff (2021)
- Mount Bachelor Academy Former Phase III Staff (2021)
- Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy wilderness guide
- Rite of Passage, Inc guide
Matthew Fitzgerald

Admissions director
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Admissions Director (1994)
- Northwest Academy Former Director (1997)
- Northwoods Former Co-owner, President, Co-Owner and Director (2007-2009)
- Rocky Mountain Academy Former Senior Counselor/Admissions Counselor (1989)
Rachel M. Webster

Therapist
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Therapist (2007-2021)
- Boulder Creek Academy Former Clinician, Therapist (2008-2025)
Roger D. Topp

Admissions counselor
Elsewhere in the industry
- Ascent Wilderness Program Former Admissions Counsellor, Field Instructor, then Admissions Counsellor (2025)
- The Ridge New Hampshire Admissions Director (2025)
Saul Rudman

Regional dir biz dev
Elsewhere in the industry
- Boulder Creek Academy Former Regional Director of Business Development (2007)
- Northwest Academy regional dir biz dev
Tracy Schrunk

Clinical director
Elsewhere in the industry
- Outback Therapeutic Expeditions Former Therapist (2011-2017)
- Wingate Wilderness Therapy Former Staff (2010)
- Logan River Academy Former Therapist (2001)
- Fulshear Ranch Academy executive director
- Vista Magna RTC therapist
- Vista Treatment Centers therapist
- Fulshear Treatment to Transition exec director

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Acquisitions

Universal Health Services Acquired this program (acquired)

Ownership

CEDU Family of Services

Documents

Documents on file (3)

Woodbury Reports Mentions (2)

Ascent Wilderness NATSAP 2004 NATSAP profile 371 KB

Materials and links

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External links

Archived website (Wayback Machine)

Reporting this program

This program closed in 2010, so the state agency that licensed it can no longer act against it. Other channels may still be able to: the boards that license the people who worked here, law enforcement, and the civil courts.

The Idaho reporting channels list each one and what it can do. Time limits depend on the state, the kind of harm and the survivor's age, and many states have lengthened or removed them for child sexual abuse, so a program closing long ago does not by itself mean it is too late. Laws change, so the time limits we list were correct when we checked them but may have been updated since; a lawyer can tell you where things stand now.