Introduction to Adventure Therapy

Pre-recorded Video

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$69.00

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If you dream about engaging your clients with activities, time outside, or adventures in the wilderness, this course will teach you the skills and concepts you need to get started!

Course Access Opens: March 17th, 2021!

Adventure Therapy is a modality of therapy that engages clients in the therapeutic process through the intentional use of adventure activities and initiatives. Adventure Therapy is an essential tool for strengthening rapport, building engagement in the therapeutic process and helping clients develop deeper self-awareness and insight. Adventure Therapists are rewarded with a tremendous sense of fulfillment, excitement and enjoyment.

This online course will cover the information necessary to get you started in this field! We will review the core theories of experiential education and Adventure Therapy models. We will review clinical topics such as assessment in Adventure Therapy, adapting activities to match client goals, facilitation strategies and approaches, how to process Adventure Therapy activities, sequencing activities, and encouraging transfer of learning. Finally we will discuss what steps new Adventure Therapists should take to begin integrating Adventure Therapy into their work with clients.

This online course will be delivered through pre-recorded (asynchronous) lessons. Students can also opt to purchase access to weekly class meetings and gain access to the cohort learning group. This option creates a more social learning experience, and allows students more ways to engage with the content and the cohort including: group messaging, forums, private group space and four one-hour synchronous video meetings. These live class meetings will allow students to engage in experiential activities, group discussion, question and answer sessions and team building that bring the course content to life.

Optional Course Meetings will occur:

March 24, 2021 @ 8am – 9am MST
March 31, 2021 @ 8am – 9am MST
April 7, 2021 @ 8am – 9am MST
April 14, 2021 @ 8am – 9am MST

Target Audience: Therapists, counselors, and other helping professionals interested in learning the foundational theories and skills needed to integrate adventure therapy into their practice.

Course Contents:

Overview and Foundations of the field of Adventure Therapy
Definitions of Adventure Therapy, Wilderness Therapy, Nature-Based Therapy
Adventure Therapy Models
Assessment and Activity Selection
Facilitation Strategies and Processing Tools
How to Integrate Adventure into your Practice
Next steps for New Adventure Therapists!

CCAT Hours:

.5 hrs. - Facilitation and Processing in AT
.5 hrs. - Organizational/ Administrative Policies in AT
.5 hrs. - Conceptual Knowledge of AT
0 hrs. - Therapeutic Alliance Building in AT
.5 hrs. - Assessment in AT
.5 hrs. - AT Interventions
0 hrs. - Therapeutic Monitoring in AT
0 hrs. - AT Documentation
.5 hrs. - Professionalism in AT
.5 hrs. - Socio-Cultural/Environmental Considerations in AT

TAUGHT BY:

Nick Magle-Haberek, MS, MSW, LCSW, CCAT

Nick’s love of adventure and the outdoors has been lifelong. He grew up on a small farm in Rhode Island, and later attended the University of Maine, where he fell in love with the field of Outdoor Education. During his time at University of Maine, Nick developed the first of several meaningful relationships with mentors who encouraged him to pursue the field of Wilderness Therapy. After graduating, Nick followed this advice and moved to Utah to work as a field guide for a wilderness therapy program. He spent the winters skiing the amazing Utah powder. Nick followed his passion for Wilderness Therapy and Outdoor Education to the University of New Hampshire where he earned a Masters Degree in Outdoor Education and a Master of Social Work degree. Nick’s experience with Adventure Therapy practice is broad, and he has served as a field guide, facilitator, therapist, clinical supervisor, program manager, consultant and clinical director. Nick has been involved in the creation, implementation and refinement of a variety of adventure and wilderness therapy programs and has been an active presenter, developer and leader in adventure therapy communities.