ABSTRACT

Solution-Focused Practice in Outdoor Therapy presents a comprehensive model for working therapeutically with clients outdoors, with adventure, and in any outdoor setting – from a typical one-hour session to multi-day expeditions.

Chapters lay out a robust and pragmatic model for opening the counseling room door using solution-focused methods. Dobud and Natynczuk bring together research on best practice in psychotherapy, monitoring therapeutic outcomes, safe and inclusive leadership, supervision, and self-care to present a robust framework for working therapeutically outdoors. Case vignettes are presented throughout the book, and a field manual is available for free download with purchase of the book.

part I|71 pages

Co-Adventuring for Change

chapter 1|23 pages

Co-Adventuring for Change

part II|91 pages

Outdoor Solution-Focused Practice

chapter 4|26 pages

Being Solution-Focused Outdoors

chapter 5|25 pages

Working with Individual Clients

chapter 6|20 pages

Expedition Settings and Group Work

chapter 7|18 pages

Working with Parents and Referrers

part III|68 pages

From Good Enough to Excellence

chapter 8|16 pages

Core Competencies and Professionalism

chapter 10|18 pages

Re-Igniting Supervision in Outdoor Therapy

chapter 11|13 pages

Concluding Thoughts