HSS 3310 INTRODUCTION TO ADVENTURE THERAPY
This course will introduce students to the skills needed to successfully facilitate therapeutic adventure experiences by exploring the concepts and practices underpinning these approaches. A broad spectrum of current applications for adventure therapy will be discussed and investigated. The course will focus on the use of these therapies to restore, remediate, and/or rehabilitate individuals with various illnesses and/or disabilities. Theory, research, and practice within these growing fields of counseling will be discussed. The course will also emphasize the application of adventure therapy for adolescents. We will examine how outdoor experiences can reduce stress, restore attention, enhance self-concept, and promote personal meaning.
Course Types
Society; Advanced Studies
Offered
Offered fall.