Verified Course
Talking About AT: Getting Clients and Administrators On-Board with AT Services
This page verifies the authenticity and details of an Adventure Therapist continuing education course.
Course Information
Online
Kim Sacksteder
2.0 hours
Core Elements Covered
1
Facilitation and Processing in AT
0.5h
This element focuses on the effectiveness of the adventure therapy experience, assists clients in finding direction and sources for functional change, and creates changes that are lasting and integrated into the clients\' lives
4
Therapeutic Alliance Building in AT
0.5h
This element focuses on the ability of the adventure therapist to co-construct an effective therapeutic alliance with clients. The building of this positive form of therapeutic relationship incorporates the use of natural environment elements and adventure programming concepts. Special attention is paid to the specific and diverse context of various clients (e.g., social, cultural, systemic, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation, etc
8
Professionalism in AT
0.5h
This element focuses on the expected professional behavior of an adventure therapist.
Course Description
Imported from TutorLMS course: Talking About AT: Getting Clients and Administrators On-Board with AT Services
Learning Objectives
- 1. Understand your own clinical conceptualization of adventure therapy and explain it to others.
- 2. Learn to sequence the introduction of adventure therapy interventions to clients and administrators.
- 3. Be able to clearly state the potential benefits and risks of adventure therapy services.
