Our intensive, initial training is provided live, on-site at your organization. This allows us to; develop relationships with the organizations and the providers, assess the level of competencies and needs for implementation, and accomplish immediate skill building with direct care providers. In order to monitor the program’s progress and be available to troubleshoot potential barriers, we provide regular consultations via webinar format with the providers and their supervisors. Research has demonstrated that external support after training, including specific feedback in a timely manner, predicts therapist fidelity (Beidas et al. 2012).

We also recommend ongoing training on site. In our experience, offering quarterly booster training is the ideal timeline. This quarterly approach allows the providers ample time to try out their newly acquired skills and specific adventure activities between training sessions. The training sessions encourage  the development of adventure teams to foster local connections and identify local resources, while filling their “tool box” with new ideas and activities each quarter to keep the program fresh and engaging. In addition, the boosters allow us to assess the growing skills of trained providers and to intervene with specific individuals, as needed to improve their skills at facilitation.