Wilderness Therapy Settings: An Industry in Need of Legal and Regulatory Oversight.
Description
Scholarly article
Abstract
Wilderness therapy, aimed primarily at adolescents
presenting with problem behaviors,
includes a range of interventions that incorporate
nature and the wilderness as prominent aspects
of treatment. In theory, wilderness therapists seek
to effect both behavioral and attitudinal changes.
Through providing a context of challenging outdoor
living and a group setting in an emotionally safe
place, wilderness therapy aims to address problem
behaviors and to facilitate an emerging sense of
healing, well-being, and personal and social responsibility.
Wilderness therapy’s action-oriented
approach is said to be particularly appropriate for
adolescents and is intended to build self-esteem, internal
locus of control, interpersonal skills, trust and
team building, and a sense of group belonging.
Permanent Link(s)
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/60f55267#/60f55267/10https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/4749
Citation
Pollack, Daniel ; Eisenberg, Khaya ; Shipp, Karie M. (Fall 2013). Wilderness Therapy Settings: An Industry in Need of Legal and Regulatory Oversight. Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal 16(1): 8-27.
*This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise.
Collections
Item Preview
The following license files are associated with this item: