| Description |
xiii, 513 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Section I. The Overview and Theory of Adventure Therapy -- 1. Foundations of adventure therapy -- 2. The wilderness challenge model -- 3. Wilderness as healing place -- 4. Therapeutic process of change -- Section II. Applications of Adventure Therapy -- 5. Programming applications of adventure therapy -- 6. Therapeutic wilderness programming for borderline adolescents -- 7. The use of a three-day therapeutic wilderness adjunct by the Colorado Outward Bound School with survivors of violence -- 8. The 4th fire: adventure-based counseling with juvenile sex offenders -- 9. Building family teams: and adventure-based approach to enrichment and intervention -- 10. The theoretical foundations for adventure family therapy -- |
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Section III. Programming of Adventure Therapy Experiences -- 11. Programming principles for successfully implementing adventure therapy -- 12. Apples and onions -- 13. The wilderness as therapy: the value of using adventure programs in therapeutic assessment -- 14. Risk management in adventure programs with special populations: two hidden dangers -- 15. A group development model for adventure therapy programs -- 16. Like father like son: the assessment and interruption of maladaptive, multigenerational family patterns within a therapeutic wilderness adventure -- 17. How to use equipment therapeutically -- 18. Experiential challenge program development in the mental health setting: a case study -- 19. What happens when ropes courses move from the woods to psychiatric treatment facilities? -- Section IV. Processing of Adventure Therapy Experiences -- 20. The evolution of processing adventure therapy experiences -- 21. How to design a debriefing session -- 22. Designing processing questions to meet specific objectives -- 23. Enhancing metaphor development in adventure therapy programs -- 24. Paradox and double binds in adventure-based education -- 25. Alternative methodologies for processing the adventure experience -- |
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Section V. Research of Adventure Therapy Programs -- 26. The evaluation and research of adventure therapy programs -- 27. Emerging for recovery: a descriptive analysis of adventure therapy for substance abusers -- 28. Trouble young people after the adventure program: a case study -- 29. Project Choices: adventure-based residential drug treatment for court-referred youth -- 30. Of wilderness and circles: evaluating a therapeutic model for wilderness and adventure programs -- 31. Three approaches to evaluation: a ropes course illustration -- 32. Annotated bibliography for the therapeutic uses of adventure-challenge-outdoor-wilderness: theory and research -- Section VI. The Future of Adventure Therapy -- 33. The future of the profession of adventure therapy -- 34. Enhancing career development in adventure programs -- 35. Surviving an outdoor adventure group -- 36. A staff development model -- 37. Wilderness programs offer promising alternatives for some youth: more regulation likely -- 38. Ethical principles for the therapeutic adventure professional group -- 39. The family wilderness program: a description of the project and its ethical concerns |
| Analysis |
Adventure therapy |
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Adventure education |
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Outdoor recreation |
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Programming |
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Psychology |
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Therapy |
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project management |
| Notes |
First published 1993. Reprinted with expanded bibliography 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 474-503) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Adventure therapy for teenagers.
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Adventure therapy.
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| Author |
Association for Experiential Education.
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| LC no. |
93077254 |
| ISBN |
0787201871 (paperback) |
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0840382723 |
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