Solution-Focused Practice as a Useful Addition to the Concept of Adventure Therapy
Peer Reviewed Paper
Nov 27, 2024
Abstract
Adventure activities and wilderness expeditions are commonly used by numerous organisations because their intrinsic thera- peutic qualities are useful in helping bring about positive change. In this way, instructors who are not necessarily trained as therapists may find themselves in situations where some basic training in a therapeutic model would be very helpful in meeting the challenges of such a role. In this paper I suggest that the intrinsic therapeutic qualities of adventure activities can be enhanced with a talking therapeutic modality that allows for both coaching performance and therapy by which clients can map out changes they want in their lives, and to emotionally safe-guard instructors and their clients.