Blackwater Outdoor Experiences (BOE) has been providing adventure-based, experiential therapies and education for adolescents, young adults, and their families for more than twenty-five years.  Founded by George Bright, MD. in 1980, BOE was created as an extension of the Adolescent Health Center (AHC) in order to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to therapy.

BOE programs include 22-day intensive therapeutic expeditions, social skills development programs, ropes courses, school group programs, and custom programs. Our 22-day expeditions and custom programs take applicants from across the country, while the social skills and school group programs are directed at the local community.

OUR VISION:
To provide an elite level of therapeutic care through targeted, meaningful and relevant outdoor/experiential programs.

OUR MISSION:
BOE meets the therapeutic and educational needs of both individuals and the community through targeted, meaningful, and relevant outdoor/experiential programs.

BOE cultivates the non-traditional learner within the context of wilderness, play, experience, and kinesthetic opportunities using prescriptive treatment and education.

BOE supports a prescriptive, multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary approach through multiple modalities (therapeutic, educational, medical, and recreational) and family support/involvement.

BOE provides an elite level of care, surpassing industry standards, by utilizing highly qualified/ degreed/ licensed/ experienced professionals during all programming.

BOE strengthens individuals’ intrinsic motivation and opportunity for growth and development by adhering to a voluntary participation model and actively facilitating perceptions of freedom.

BOE maximizes program effectiveness and integrity through a meticulous screening and admissions process.

BOE utilizes a strength based framework that accommodates to the needs of the individual and the family.

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BOE is based in Midlothian, Virginia, ten miles southwest of Richmond, VA.