Research and Evaluation of Adventure Therapy

Gass, Michael A.; Gillis, H. L.; Russell, Keith

doi:10.4324/9781003016618-10

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“…There have been correlations between spending time outdoors and people’s subjective wellbeing, which is directly linked to people’s overall happiness [20] and anxiety reduction [21]. The concept of wilderness therapy [22] has also brought some in-depth insights into the health benefits of undertaking activities in natural environments.…”

Section: Health Benefits Of Nature-based Tourismmentioning

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Rethinking Tourist Wellbeing through the Concept of Slow Adventure

Farkić¹,

Taylor²

2019

Sports

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The necessity for humans inhabiting the 21st century to slow down and take time to carry out daily practices frames the discourse of this research note. We suggest reconceptualising tourist wellbeing through the concept of slow adventure, as a response to the cult of speed and as a vehicle for engaging in deep, immersive and more meaningful experiences during journeys in the outdoors. We suggest that slow adventure has the potential to improve people’s general health and wellbeing through mindful enjoyment and consumption of the outdoor experience and thus bring people back to a state of mental and physical equilibrium. In so doing, we argue that extending the concept to include discussions around the psychological and social aspects of slow adventure is needed.

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Section: Health Benefits Of Nature-based Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking Tourist Wellbeing through the Concept of Slow Adventure

Farkić¹,

Taylor²

2019

Sports

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“…Rather, many wilderness-based programs for adolescents have increased their inclusion of families in the treatment (Bandoroff, 2003). ABC is defined as “the prescriptive use of adventure experiences provided by mental health professionals, often conducted in natural settings kinesthetically engage clients on cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels” (Gass et al, 2012, p. 1). Norton et al (2019) found that using adventure-based therapy with children and families affected by abuse decreased trauma symptoms in children and adolescents; furthermore, families moved from stressed to nonstressed in the areas of communication and family function with the integration of adventure-based activities into counseling.…”

Section: Adventure-based Family Counselingmentioning

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ACE: Three Adventure-Based Activities to Improve Family Communication

Koltz

2020

The Family Journal

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The action-oriented nature of adventure-based counseling (ABC) makes it a good therapeutic modality for family counseling settings. Research studies exploring the integration of ABC with families are positively correlated with increased communication, conflict resolution, trust, and intimacy. The author presents adventure-based family communication experience, a series of three ABC activities integrated with Satir’s communication model to use in family counseling sessions. Each activity is described, and thoughts about how to integrate and process the experience with a family are provided.

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“…The search for common meaning in outdoor therapy has proven to be challenging [1]. Discussions across the world have sought, and continue to seek, a mutual definition for outdoor therapy [2,3]. Whilst acknowledging the multiple definitions and forms of practice in the UK, this study attempts to narrow the focus to outdoor therapy, which includes a range of constructs relating to natural and wild places.…”

Section: Outdoor Therapymentioning

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Outdoor Therapy: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Examining the Lived-Experience, Embodied, and Therapeutic Process through Interpersonal Process Recall

Schwenk

2019

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This research explores an innovative methodology for understanding the process and practice of UK-based outdoor therapists. Recent studies address the need to expand circles of knowledge, and capture the lived-experience of outdoor practitioners to examine the ‘altered’ therapeutic process and frame. Interpersonal process recall (IPR) methodology offers a nuanced and contextualised lived-experience of outdoor therapists. IPR includes three phases: (1) initial-interview; (2) post-session-reflective-recording; and (3) an IPR-interview to replay and explore the participants’ recorded reflections of the outdoor therapy session. The sample included three UK-based outdoor therapists. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to qualitatively analyze the data. The study presents the theme of ‘transitional landscapes—transitional thinking’, which explores the embodied experience, the parallel process between the client and therapist, and watching for drift. The findings provide insight for training and supervision and generates constructive dialogue amongst outdoor therapists. The research supports IPR as a methodology offering participant and researcher experiential and reflective positions. Parallels are drawn in relation to existing research, literature, and contemporary professional issues surrounding outdoor therapy as a mental health treatment.

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Research and Evaluation of Adventure Therapy

Cited by 18 publications

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Rethinking Tourist Wellbeing through the Concept of Slow Adventure

Rethinking Tourist Wellbeing through the Concept of Slow Adventure

ACE: Three Adventure-Based Activities to Improve Family Communication

Outdoor Therapy: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Examining the Lived-Experience, Embodied, and Therapeutic Process through Interpersonal Process Recall

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