ABL 179 INTRO TO ADVENTURE BASED COUNSELING

This class will focus on the use of adventure-based activities in counseling with individuals, groups and families. Students will be introduced to adventure through readings, discussions and outdoor experiences. This introductory course is designed to provide the student with a theoretical, philosophical and experiential understanding of adventure and experiential learning and its application to counseling. Course content includes the theoretical and philosophical foundations of adventure based learning, a discourse on the safe and appropriate use of adventure activities with various populations, facilitation of adventure based activities, and use of these activities in assessment and intervention.