Adventure Therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice

I recently finished reading "adventure therapy." This book is truly a gift to the field as it accurately and honestly describes the AT field including the foundations, challenges, strengths, and future of AT. I struggle at times finding good literature for the field and this book definetly has a good perspective on the field! It has inspired me to think more about the future of AT and the role I can have in it.

I’m a therapist in a treatment facility and love using AT with our groups. Great to know the theory and have a deeper knowledge of it.

An important primer to the field of Adventure Therapy. Lots of vignettes and stories from the field as well as important foundational information.

I use the text to speech function for Kindle. Its very interesting after the first 2 chapters.

Interesting mix of medical and outdoors. Bought for my daughter who was camp counselor and studying nursing. She appreciated it

This is an excellent read, with much valuable, unbiased, authoritative, and well-researched information, that can be of much value to mental health professionals, as well as to educators, who, in most scenarios, will have dealings with challenged youth. Challenged youth include those in trouble with the law, drug and alcohol abuse, youth who have experienced trauma in one form or another, or those who having difficulty socially integrating (not a complete list, but a framework). Adults can also benefit from AT, including those in the prison population.I would highly recommend this book. I participated in one of the schools mentioned here, the Boulder Outdoor Survival School, and it was a somewhat challenging experience, and did have therapeutic value, although it was not necessarily physically as challenging as one might expect.The book provides a detailed history of the development of Adventure Therapy (AT), discusses in-depth, the history and structure of such well-known organizations as Outward Bound, and details the path of organizations that followed and preceded, the roots of which go back to the 1800s in Upstate New York, and New England.Also, there have been deaths from dehydration, boating accidents, etc., controversies over inadequate training of some staff or some schools, which may have contributed to such deaths; there is one controversial school of thought which uses an "in-your-face," marines, or boot-camp approach; the leaders of one camp were found guilty of serious sexual abuse. The controversial aspects of AT, then, are not glossed over.The writing style is easy to read, modest, informative, and honest. Additionally, the various organizations and literature associated with the (AT) movement are given due consideration as well.The book is directed towards professionals, including mental health professionals, and also including mainstream school administrators who might be interested in incorporating some form of adventure therapy in their field trip curriculum, (as was the case in one Newark, NJ middle school (2009), that I'm personally familiar with, using a one-day (AT) field trip for their challenged inner-city youth), and provides excellent background information and guidance. Parents who might consider any number of the main-stream camps and services in the (AT) community, will also greatly benefit from the information here. Administrators and educators involved in alternative education schools, residential programs, and substance abuse counseling also would benefit from information here. (AT) does not necessarily follow the Outward Bound model of 26 days in the wilderness, but can be incorporated on a day-trip model weekly, monthly, or even on an occasional or single outing. This literature can give parents and caregivers ideas in self-help based on the AT model.This is highly recommended and provides a stimulus towards adjunctive therapy, as well as possibly primary therapy for a variety of challenged youths and adults.

This book is a great in depth view at adventure therapy. It looks at it from different perspectives, including history, research, types of program, theories, controversies and current topics. It is probably the most current resource on the subject, and a must for anyone who wants to work in this field. The read is heavy on research, but it brings more legitimacy to the topic in my view.

Excellent textbook, arrived in great shape. Well worth the price.

No me ha llegado el libro Grupo Action por lo tanto no puedo opinar sobre este libro, me podrían decir ustedes cuando me va a llevar????

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