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Exploring the Boundaries of Adventure Therapy: International Perspectives, Grows Directly out of the Theme of the Conference Exploring the Boundaries of Adventure Therapy: International Perspectives Proceedings of the 1st International Adventure Therapy Conference: Perth, Australia, July 1997 Christian M. Itin, MSW, PhD Editor Article Reviewers Johan Hovelynck, Marg Cosgriff, Scott Bandoroff, Willie Bannister, Don Kopf, Rob Sveen, Randy Haluza-DeLay, Amy Hyams Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group Association for Experiential Education 2350 Canyon Blvd., Suite #100 Boulder, Colorado 80302-5651 USA Copyright ©1998 by the Association for Experiential Education ISBN All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright owner. Printed in the United States of America Contents 11 - INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTIAN M. ITIN, MSW, PHD ......................................................................................................VI ii SECTION I - THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS 22 - IDEAS ABOUT IDEAS: EXPLORING THE GENESIS AND MOVEMENT OF CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES BY MARTIN RINGER ................................................................................................................................2 33 - THE JOURNEY IN OZ: FROM ACTIVITY-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY TO ADVENTURE THERAPY H. L. “LEE” GILLIS, PH.D....................................................................................................................... 9 44 - THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF THERAPEUTIC CONCEPTS IN ADVENTURE THERAPY BY GUENTER AMESBERGER .................................................................................................................. 21 55 - PROVOKING THOUGHT - EVOKING MEANING. GIVING EXPLANATION TO ADVENTURE THERAPY BY RAY HANDLEY ................................................................................................................................ 36 66 - A QUESTION OF IDENTITY BY JENNY BUNCE.................................................................................................................................. 44 77 - INTERNATIONAL MODELS OF BEST PRACTICE IN WILDERNESS AND ADVENTURE THERAPY BY SIMON CRISP, MPSYCH, MAPSS..................................................................................................... 53 88 - PANACEA OR POISON? BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES BY TRAVIS KEMP, M.A......................................................................................................................... 71 99 - REDISCOVERING OUR DREAMING: AN ADVENTURE WITH NATURE BY GRAHAM ELLIS-SMITH .................................................................................................................... 80 1100 - THE TASK OF ADVENTURE WITHIN THE PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROCESS BY MIKE BARTLE.................................................................................................................................. 84 1111 - THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ZEALAND TERTIARY QUALIFICATION IN ADVENTURE BASED SOCIAL WORK BY BLAIR GILBERT ............................................................................................................................. 101 SECTION II - FACILITATING ADVENTURE THERAPY 1122 - FACILITATING PROCESSES OF METAPHOR CHANGE: ENVISIONING BEHAVIORAL ALTERNATIVES BY JOHAN HOVELYNCK ...................................................................................................................... 109 1133 - THE SEVENTH GENERATION IN ADVENTURE THERAPY BY CHRISTIAN ITIN, MSW, PH.D........................................................................................................ 113 1144 - GESTALT AND ADVENTURE THERAPY: PARALLELS AND PERSPECTIVES BY RÜDIGER GILSDORF....................................................................................................................... 123 1155 - IT IS BETTER TO LEARN TO FISH: EMPOWERMENT IN ADVENTURE EDUCATION BY IAN HYDE-HILLS ........................................................................................................................... 135 1166 - STORIES OF CHANGE BY PAUL STOLZ .................................................................................................................................. 140 iii 1177 - SCARED SPITLESS: THE THERAPEUTIC POWER OF LANGUAGE BY PHIL FITZSIMMONS & TONY ELSHOF.............................................................................................144 1188 - LEARNING NEW BEHAVIOURS THROUGH GROUP ADVENTURE INITIATIVE TASKS: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE BY TRAVIS KEMP, M.A. & LEONIE MCCARRON, PH.D. .....................................................................152 1199 - CHOOSING YOUR STYLE: APPROACHES TO LEADING ADVENTURE THERAPY PROGRAMMES BY JOHN PINKARD...............................................................................................................................158 2200 - CASE STUDIES IN MANAGING PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPTH BY MARTIN RINGER & H L. “LEE” GILLIS..........................................................................................169 2211 - SUSTAINING THE WILDERNESS THERAPIST BY JENNY BUNCE ................................................................................................................................178 2222 - THE WILDERNESS ENHANCED MODEL FOR HOLISTIC STRATEGIC INTERVENTION BY RAY HANDLEY...............................................................................................................................189 2233 - MASTERING THE MYSTERY IN MANAGEMENT: ISSUES OF CULTURE IN ADVENTURE THERAPY ORGANISATIONS BY MARTIN RINGER ............................................................................................................................201 2244 - DEALING WITH RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN ADVENTURE THERAPY BY TOM SHACKLES .............................................................................................................................207 SECTION III - WORKING WITH ADOLESCENTS 2255 - ADOLESCENT COPING STYLES AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION: SEARCHING FOR THE MECHANISMS OF CHANGE BY JAMES T. NEILL & BERND HEUBECK.............................................................................................215 2266 - EFFECTING INTENTIONAL CHANGE IN ADVENTURE PROGRAMMING FOR “AT RISK” ADOLESCENTS BY SANDY GORDON, STEVE HOUGHTON, & JULIE EDWARDS.............................................................232 2277 - INITIATION: THE RIGHTS OF PASSAGE INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD BY LEISA THOMPSON, TIM BATTERSBY & ANDREW LEE....................................................................238 2288 - THE AFTERMATH OF THE PORT ARTHUR INCIDENT: THE RESPONSE BY PROJECT HAHN TO ADOLESCENT NEEDS BY ALLAN ADAMS, ROBERT L. SVEEN, M.ED. & CAREY J. DENHOLM, PH, D...................................245 2299 - REFLECTIONS ON WILDERNESS THERAPY BY ERIN J. EGGLESTON .......................................................................................................................251 3300 - THE WILDERNESS INTERVENTION PROGRAM: CHANGE THROUGH MENTORING BY LAURIE HAYNES & STEPHEN GALLAGHER ....................................................................................271 SECTION IV - WORKING WITH OFFENDERS AND SEXUAL PERPETRATORS 3311 --- AN EVALUATION OF THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CHALLENGE PROGRAMME (OACP) AT ROLLESTON PRISON BY ELAINE MOSSMAN .........................................................................................................................278 iv 3322 --- INTEGRATING ADVENTURE THERAPY INTO AN ADOLESCENT SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM BY DARREN EGER & SCOTT KILBY..................................................................................................... 290 3333 - WORKING WITH THOSE WHO HURT OTHERS: ADVENTURE THERAPY WITH JUVENILE SEXUAL PERPETRATORS BY CINDY A. SIMPSON, ED.S., & H.L. “LEE” GILLIS, PH.D............................................................... 303 3344 - THE USE OF ADVENTURE-BASED THERAPY IN WORK WITH ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE SEXUALLY OFFENDED BY SUSAN RAYMENT .......................................................................................................................... 317 SECTION V - WORKING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS 3355 - WILDERNESS ADVENTURE THERAPY IN ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY BY SIMON CRISP & MATTHEW O’DONNELL ....................................................................................... 330 3366 - THE WINDANA THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY’S ACTION ADVENTURE PROGRAM BY RICHARD PRICE & MARIJKE DEBEVER ......................................................................................... 343 3377 - ADVENTURE WITH ADULTS LIVING WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES BY BRIDGET ROBERTS , SHANE HORWOOD, NIC AUNGER, & MICHELE WONG.................................. 351 SECTION VI - WORKING WITH FAMILIES 3388 - FAMILIES AT PLAY: THE DYNAMICS OF INTERVENTION BY SCOTT BANDOROFF, PH.D. & ANDREA PARRISH, M.A. ................................................................ 359 3399 - EXPLORING TOGETHER OUTDOORS: A FAMILY THERAPY APPROACH BASED IN THE OUTDOORS BY ROBYN MULHOLLAND & ANTONY WILLIAMS............................................................................... 368 v 11 Introduction By Christian M. Itin, MSW, PhD This book developed out of the First International Adventure Therapy Conference held in Perth Australia in July 1997. Originally conceptualized as the proceedings for this conference, the volume and quality of the articles submitted for review demanded that we publish this set of articles using the high standard of production found in textbook quality manuscripts. Thus one year after
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