Drawing on the leading voices of international researchers and practitioners, Outdoor Therapies provides readers with an overview of practices for the helping professions. Sharing outdoor approaches ranging from garden therapy to wilderness therapy and from equine-assisted therapy to surf therapy, Harper and Dobud have drawn common threads from therapeutic practices that integrate connection with nature and experiential activity. Readers will learn about the benefits and advantages of helping clients get the treatment, service, and care they need outside of conventional, office-based therapies.
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- Overview of practices for the helping professions.
- Explores outdoor approaches including garden therapy, wilderness therapy, equine-assisted therapy, and surf therapy.
- Redefines the "person-in-environment" approach to human health and well-being.
- Essential reading for students, practitioners, theorists, and researchers in various fields.
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Providing readers with a range of approaches that can be utilized across a variety of practice settings and populations.
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