| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Introduction -- Adventure Therapy Practice -- Access to Adventure Therapy -- Organization of the Book -- How to Use This Book -- Vignette: The Beauty of New Identities -- Chapter 2 A History of Adventure Therapy -- The Origins of Adventure Therapy -- Vignette: Lucía y la Bola de la Luna -- Chapter 3 A Psychotherapeutic Foundation for Adventure Therapy -- Answering the Questions of Adventure Therapy |
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Integration of Traditional Psychotherapy into the ABC≈R Model -- Who Participates in Adventure Therapy? -- Case Studies -- Other Contributions to Understanding Theory -- Thought Questions -- Vignette: Climbing for Change -- Chapter 4 Nature and Adventure Therapy -- Foundations of the Therapeutic Value of Nature -- Our Search for Identity in and Through Nature -- Restoring the Balance Between Nature and the Self -- Therapeutic Factors of Nature-Based Experiences -- Empirical Support for Nature's Role in Adventure Therapy -- Vignette: The Nature of Addiction |
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Chapter 5 Foundations of Adventure Therapy -- Conceptualizing the Adventure Therapy Process -- Early Development of a Theoretical Model of Adventure Therapy -- An Expanded Model of Adventure Therapy -- Developing the ATES -- A Case Study Illustrating AT Factors -- Adventure Therapy Models -- Vignette: Going in Circles -- Chapter 6 Assessment in Adventure Therapy -- Assessment Example -- Macroassessment: CHANGES -- Microassessment: GRABBS -- The Prescriptive Use of Experiences in Adventure Therapy -- Case Study -- Clinical Measures Used for Individual Treatment and Program Evalution |
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Vignette: The Power of Collaboration -- Chapter 7 Practicing Adventure Therapy -- Case Study -- The Power of Language -- The Use of Therapeutic Metaphor in Adventure Therapy -- Operationalizing Kinesthetic Metaphors within the DSM -- Indirect Frontloading-Most Useful for Disruptive Behavior Clients -- Thought Questions -- Vignette: Setting Traps -- Chapter 8 Adventure Therapy Competencies -- Adventure Programming Competencies -- Mental Health Therapy Competencies -- Competency Development from Adventure Therapy Literature -- Adventure Therapy Competency Checklist |
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Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group (TAPG) Certificate in Adventure Therapy -- Beyond Basic Competence and Proficency: One Path to Achieving and Encouraging Excellence in Adventure Therapy -- Vignette: Turning off the Faucet of Anger Management -- Chapter 9 Supervision in Adventure Therapy -- Stage 1: Engaging with Clients to Create New Hypotheses in the Supervision Experience -- Stage 2: Co-creating an Action that is Novel in the Supervision Experience -- Stage 3: Evaluating Solutions Produced in the Supervision Experience -- Vignette: Building Something with That .. |
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Chapter 10 Research and Evaluation of Adventure Therapy -- Research and Evaluation: What Is the Difference? -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Progress Monitoring -- What We Know and Don't Know -- Outcomes Research in Adventure Therapy -- Vignette: Findindg Family Balance -- Conclusions from Literature Review -- Vignette: The Power of Family -- Vignette: Maggie's Journey -- Chapter 11 Risk Management of Adventure Therapy Programs -- Physical Risks: How Much Actual Risk Is There? -- Minimizing Actual Risks in Adventure Therapy Experiences and Retaining Therapeutic Affect -- Drug Risk Management -- Psychological Risk Management |
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Physical Restraing and Therapeutic Holds in Adventure Therapy Programs -- Injury and Illness Incidents -- Runaways -- Guide Illnesses and Injuries -- Vignette: Throwing Out Stuff -- Chapter 12 Adventure Therapy Ethics -- Preparing to Be an Ethical Adventure Therapist -- Chapter 13 The Future of Adventure Therapy -- Emerging Trends in Client Presenting Issues and AT -- Use of Aftercare -- Training and Certification -- Sustaining Staff -- Client Access to Treatment -- Costs -- Access to Public Lands -- Government Oversight and Regulation Issues -- Dramatic Evolution of Technology -- When in Rome ... -- Vignette: No Thank You |
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Appendix A: Risk Management of Adventure Therapy Programs -- Appendix B: Adventure Therapy Competencies -- Appendix C: Adventure Therapy Ethics -- Appendix D: Research Rubric for Evidence-Based Research on Adventure Programs |
| Summary |
This revised text describes the theory substantiating adventure therapy, demonstrates best practices in the field, and presents research validating the immediate and long-term effects of adventure therapy. A leading text in the field of adventure therapy, outdoor behavioral healthcare, and wilderness therapy, the book is written by three professionals who have been at the forefront of the field since its infancy. This new edition includes fully updated chapters to reflect the immense changes in the field since the first edition was written in 2010. It serves to provide information detailing what is occurring with clients as well as how it occurs. This book provides an invaluable reference for the seasoned professional and is a required source of information and examination for the beginning professional. It is a great training resource for adventure therapy practices in the field of mental health |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2012 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Michael A. Gass, PhD, LMFT, is Director of the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Center in the College of Health and Human Services at the University of New Hampshire, USA, and a licensed marriage and family therapist. H.L. "Lee" Gillis, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Psychological Science at Georgia College, USA, and a licensed psychologist. Keith C. Russell, PhD, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Health and Human Development at Western Washington University, USA |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Adventure therapy.
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Behavior Therapy -- methods
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Psychotherapy -- methods
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- Counseling.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General.
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Adventure therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gillis, Lee, author.
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Russell, Keith C., author.
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| LC no. |
2021761874 |
| ISBN |
9781003016618 |
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1003016618 |
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9781000043921 |
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1000043924 |
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9781000043969 |
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1000043967 |
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9781000043884 |
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1000043886 |
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