Quest Therapeutic Camps of Southern California provides a 7-week summer day camp and rock climbing therapeutic groups throughout the school year.



Quest Therapeutic Camps Offer

•The opportunity for consistent improvement in self-esteem and behavior...Parents have consistently reported noticeable change in their child’s ability to understand and solve problems.

•Accepting, caring environment for children to experience success and learn how to handle disappointment......Children can only make progress when supported and encouraged enough to feel safe to try to change. Quest quality staff insures this environment.

•Therapeutic direction by experts in the treatment of children for mental health and occupational therapy...Dr. Jodie Knott utilizes her clinical experience to coordinate assessment and treatment services to assure success. She has created and facilitated therapeutic, experiential learning interventions for children for over 10 years and specializes in the assessment and treatment of attention and learning disorders. Quest Therapeutic Camps of Southern California also draws support from our Bay Area program that has provided successful programming for children for 20 years under the direction of Robert Field, Ph.D.

•Naturalistic environment to observe children’s interactions and provide guidance for success...Different from social skills groups, Quest uses actual group play to observe the child and provide therapy to facilitate positive change.

•Integrating treatment at home...Parents receive direction and techniques to integrate Quest strategies at home. With individualized goals, campers receive points at home used each week at the Quest store. Registration provides free access to www.DirectiveParenting.com, Dr. Field's online individualized child therapy program.  

•Daily and biweekly communication...Through bi-weekly evening meetings, parents receive written and verbal evaluations of their child’s progress by counselors and therapists. During the parent meeting, staff and parents discuss campers’ personal needs.

•An evidence-based therapeutic program that has been found to reduce problems not only at camp but at home, school and in everyday life...In an independent research study, Quest was found to provide effective individualized treatment for children 6-18 years old with mild to moderate behavioral, emotional and/or social problems. Significant reductions in hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggression and inattention were found, along with improvements in peer relations, family relations, athletic competency, behavioral control and self-esteem.