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RESEARCH
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Current research in experiential education and psychology practice supports the effectiveness of adventure and experiential therapy. Life Adventures Counseling & Consulting feels strongly that we incorporate evidence-based practices into all of our programming.
One way that we do this is to regularly attend the annual Research and Evaluation of Adventure Program Symposium. The purpose of this symposium is to forward the research agenda of improving the quantity and quality of evidence-based research in adventure education, connect research with practice (and researchers with practitioners), and explore how evidence-based research and evaluation can influence program quality and increase opportunities for funding. The annual symposium focuses on the purpose, need for, and issues surrounding evidence-based research in adventure education, programs that have benefited from engaging in research and/or evaluation, and program development that coincides with undertaking evidence-based research. For more information, visit the 2008 program and presentations.
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Additional links to Research & Online Resources which address the effectiveness of adventure and experiential therapy follow:
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Association for Experiential Education
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Research Brief: What Does Research Say About Experiential Education?
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Article: Why Experiential Education Is So Effective
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Jim Cain, In Defense of Adventure Based Education and Active Learning Opportunities
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“Adventure-based Psychotherapy's Journey Toward Adulthood” by Tiffany Wynn
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REFERENCES
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The following are other studies which may be of interest to you regarding adventure and experiential programming:
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Clark (2003). The effects of wilderness therapy on the perceived psychosocial stressors, defense styles, dysfunctional personality patterns, clinical syndromes, and maladaptive behaviors of troubled adolescents. Unpublished Dissertation, George Fox University, Newburg, OR.
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Russell, K.C. (2003). Assessing treatment outcomes in outdoor behavioral healthcare using the Youth Outcome Questionnaire. Child and Youth Care Forum. 32(6), 355-381.
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Russell, K.C. (2005). Two years later: A qualitative assessment of youth well being and the role of aftercare in outdoor behavioral healthcare treatment. Child and Youth Care Forum, 34(3), 209-239.
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Russell, K.C. (2006). Depressive symptom and substance use frequency outcome in outdoor behavioral healthcare. Technical Report 1, December 2006, Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Cooperative, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 62 pp.
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White, D.D., Caulkins, M., & Russell, K.C. (2006). The role of physical exercise in wilderness therapy for troubled adolescent women. Journal of Experiential Education, 29(1), 18-37.
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Gillis, H. L., & Speelman, E. (2008). Are challenge (ropes) courses an effective tool? A meta-analysis. Journal of Experiential Education.
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E-NEWSLETTER
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DOWNLOADS
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Home Fun Activity #1
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Home Fun Activity #2
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Home Fun Activity #3
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“Venture Out” (article written by Maurie Lung and published in The Mindful Word - March 2009)
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SCMHA Family Activity Workshop handout (9/18/09)
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SCMHA Family Activity List (9/18/09)
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NATWC Handout (09/23/09)
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Activity List - Power of One Presentation (AEE Nov 2009)
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Matching Presentation (TAPG Pre-Conference Nov 2009)
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Empowerment Workshop (TAPG AEE Nov 2009)
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Discover and Connect Through Play (AEE Nov 2009)
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STORE
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Power of One: Adventure and Experiential Activities for One on One Counseling Sessions
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Publisher: Wood N Barnes; Experiential Education / Counseling Titles; ISBN: 978-1-885473-80-6; 8.5 x 11; 162 pgs.
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