Name: Discovery Ranch
Address: 1308 S 1600 W, Mapleton, UT 84664, USA, US
Telephone: +1 801-489-3311

Discovery Ranch is a health, located at 1308 S 1600 W, Mapleton, UT 84664, USA. They can be contacted via phone at +1 801-489-3311, visit their website www.discoveryranch.net for more detailed information.

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1308 S 1600 W, Mapleton, UT 84664, USA

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Added by Jopie, at 01 November 2015

Monday 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Tuesday 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Wednesday 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Thursday 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Friday 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Saturday 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM

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Anonymous

20 December 2017

This place is terrible. I went here for almost 2 years. The staff are a lot of the times very rude to the kids, and there is a lot of behind the scenes things that staff do. Ex. So many staff get fired because they do not do there job properly. They give you consequences for the stupidest reason, a lot of them are not supportive and dont want to talk, they pick favorites all the time! They are clearly not trained hard enough. I bet you could work at mcdonalds and get a job here.We were always hungry because they constantly underfed us. I remember getting for breakfast one morning just 2 tiny bagels and one cream cheese, I mean for 12,000$ a month I would expect more. Waste of time (DONT GO) Please parents, This place is terrible, almost every kid I saw leave has relapsed.
Anonymous

06 December 2017

traumatized my entire family
punnishment oriented
used solitary confinement on mentaly unstable kids - thats considered cruel and unusual treatment in the prison system
Anonymous

29 June 2017

Worst company I've ever worked for!! No I'm not a bitter employee, the pay is very bad, the stress is very high and the support from management as well as training are nonexistent! Plus it's completely a popularity contest for both staff and the boys! Seriously, I'd give it a lower score if I could!
Anonymous

27 April 2017

I worked here for a year and a half, and it was one of the most stressful jobs I have worked. There is basically no training, and there is a lot of potential for things to go wrong. There are lots of dangerous places where you can be injured, like the rock walls, the fields with the bulls, and the barns.
The pay was low, and I wasn't given a raise my whole time here. I had to leave a few months ago because I couldn't pay my medical bill, ironically for an uncompensated injury that was made worse by working here.
It is distressful to see the boys too. The 'therapeutic' program has minimal oversight, and some of the interventions can be quite bizarre. One boy was forced to wear a backpack full of rocks for several weeks.
Most of the boys lost a significant amount of weight, due to the poor quality of the food there. I'm not talking about a reasonable amount, I mean that some of them looked like they were being starved. They did physical labour everyday which probably didn't help.
Their marketing department is very good though. They are great at finding potential clients and selling their 'product'. Their website and the photos on it are really high quality. Their photographer Thomas Holmes is really talented, and his photos portray his company in a very positive way.
Anonymous

17 April 2017

This is purely from a recent staff perspective, mostly for anyone planning on one day working at the facility. Here's some things you might want to know.

I worked for Discovery Ranch for nearly a year. I saw the program change kids, and I felt a sense of fulfillment building relationships with the boys and watching them take their treatment and do something with it. I watched them grow and struggle, and sometimes I said bittersweet goodbyes as they headed home to start life again. It's a wonderful program that really has potential. It doesn't work for every boy-- but for those that find a desire to change somewhere along the road of treatment, it does a fantastic job.

It's not an easy job for a staff. The emotional wear-and-tear is tough, but instead it's the few structural flaws in the system that make it difficult. Formal training for this job is non-existent. Anyone wanting to work here should know that. You are pointed this way and that with twenty-odd boys and no idea what the rules are, right off the bat, and you can bet the kids will take advantage of that-- and you'll be the one to blame if something goes wrong. It's horribly stressful, especially considering that you're in charge of a large group of boys and part of their treatment; the program brings in a lot of money, and upper management doesn't care to use it to train their staff. You'll have an informal and rushed meeting once every couple of months, about twenty minutes long and with a packet of papers to read. That's about it. Hands-on and in the moment is not good enough for the boys.

There are virtually no opportunities for growth here. You may have a chance to become a supervisor, but most likely not. The turnover rate here is pretty high due to the pay and the lack of opportunities, so you're constantly having to adjust to new staff (who have also had zero training). It's not a perfect system, and it could easily be made better with a few tweaks, but again, upper management is not too interested in their staff. (In short, don't expect them to work with you. They don't take staff opinions or ideas into account and usually ignore emails sent even with the best intentions.)
Hopefully, with more information like this, those who run this program and make the decisions will take interest and be able to make changes that will improve the Ranch, the employees, and the boys' lives.

In short: working with the boys is awesome and will change you. You'll be able to make a difference. It's not just a job-- it's a chance to grow and help youth that need it. However, working with the management is a difficulty and ultimately the reason I personally chose to leave. They have work to do if they hope to keep their good staff and help them help the kids.
Anonymous

15 April 2017

Why isn't there a zero stars option? I would give it to them. My son hasn't been enrolled and WON"T be enrolled. I guess there is a price on our children's heads if they need help. I am a single mother and my 13 yr old needs more help than I can give him. Naturally people seek help from outside sources. I reached out and was told that in order to help my son, it would take $11,900 A MONTH, yes that's right A MONTH to enroll my son into their program/scam. So you're telling me that my son's can't be helped by you unless you receive $11,900 a month. Basic necessities don'teven cost that much a month and then you add counseling and activities on top of that and it STILL doesn't cost that much. Are you implying that the personal baby calf and horses that they work with cost an additional amount? Because last time I checked, as an adult in the real world, a horse and a calf didn't teach me not to lie and to do my schoolwork. Get your priorities straight before you charge someone the cost of a decent car, 12 times over. Kids should come first, not money.
Anonymous

10 January 2017

A friend of mine was recently employed here and was terminated for reporting an assault perpetrated by another employee. The employee who assaulted her was a friend of one of her supervisors and so never faced any consequences. She has the utmost respect for the staff she worked with on a daily basis and she said it was the greatest honor of her life to work with the people in her house and the boys at the ranch. However, ever since she was assaulted (and ended up in the hospital because of it), I just can't imagine a company that would treat their female employees so horrendously is actually that great. I would never send my sons here and I would never suggest it to anyone I know. Too little respect being taught by those in charge. If I could give it LESS than one star, I would.
Anonymous

08 November 2015

John Webber is not my real name. I am using it to hide my identity. Parents if you come across these reviews before sending your kid to this facility, I encourage you not to. It may sound like I'm just another one of those rebellious kids who hated the program and is giving it a bad review because I didn't get my way, I am not one of them and I'll explain. I will admit I had issues I worked on during my stay here. Some of the things they taught I still use today. You may ask why I'm encouraging you not to send your child to this place. The answer is the emotional effects some students feel after going here or any program is terrible. Being judged by your peers back when you go home is terrible. It's been almost 2 years since I was there but I have thought about the experience everyday and felt out of place in this world because of it. I feel as if the positive of the program is outweighed by the negative effects after you leave and go home. I know this isn't worded well I am not the best writer but what I am saying should get my point across.