ABSTRACT
While there are several reasons where adventure therapy differs from other forms of therapy, there are several critical foundational structures as well as other factors that show adventure therapy professionals must excel in certain areas, usually in the same areas as its partners. Critical foundation structures are usually associated with (a) understanding change concepts, (b) developing an appropriate therapeutic stance based on these concepts, (c) applying appropriate facilitation techniques, (d) establishing operating principles and ground rules, (e) listening effectively, (f) providing appropriate feedback, and (g) gathering critical information by observing client behaviors.
Therapists also they need to understand:
There are no constant rules of change
Client assessment is critical
Types of change differ
Valuing changed behavior
Clients’ best interests
Internalized change processes – e-processes.
Client-centered change
Develop an appropriate therapeutic stance.
