Admissions Policy
To apply to Medicine Wheel at RedCliff you must:
- Complete the pre-enrollment form
- Complete a telephone interview with a member of the Medicine Wheel admissions team.
- Have your parents complete the history/financial segment
Medicine Wheel rates are as follows:
- Day 1-30 – $440 per day
- Day 31-60 – $400 per day
- Day 61 and after – $375 per day
There is a ten day non-refundable minimum stay requirement. There is an additional $800 fee for wilderness clothing and gear.
Medicine Wheel reserves the right to determine from among applicants for its services those it can serve appropriately, within the limits of its resources, contractual or legal obligations, capacities, and mission. Students may be admitted for treatment as long as they meet the following criteria.
- Students do not need to be in top physical condition before participating. However, they must pass a complete physical evaluation that is geared for the rigors of the wilderness program. Students that are on psycho tropic medication must be approved by the clinical director. The student’s psychological or mental state must be at a level at which their existence in the wilderness environment will not compromise the safety of the individual student, the treating staff, and other participants in the program.
- Students must speak English in order to effectively communicate with the therapist, peers and counselors. The inability to speak English will result in treatment barriers that will affect the treatment outcome.
- Students must weigh at least 90 pounds.
- Students must be over the age of 18.
- Students with communicable diseases may be denied.
- Students who are pregnant will be denied.
The intent and purpose of the Medicine Wheel Outdoor Therapy Program is to provide an impacting, therapeutic experience. Due to the nature of the program, there are physical and mental limitations as well as medications that could prohibit an applicant’s enrollment. A few of the limitations are listed below.
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Severe Autism
- Hypoglycemia
- Pregnancy
- Severe Asthma
- Severe Allergies
- Actively Hallucinating
All medications must be cleared during the pre-admission process. Any extenuating circumstances regarding an applicant’s health should be discussed with the admissions counselors.
Download the preadmission form (PDF). To save this file to your computer, right click on the link and choose “Save Target As...” This file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free from www.adobe.com
Medicine Wheel admissions personnel are ready to answer question and provide help. Please call us at (800) 898-1244.