Adventure Based Ecotherapy

Catalog description

Ecotherapy is defined as contact with the natural world as a method or element of therapy and addresses the critical fact that as humans we are interwoven with the natural world. Based upon the tenets of ecotherapy, this class explores adventure based counseling (ABC). Adventure therapy is a type of experiential therapy that uses challenging adventure activities to aid the therapeutic healing process. Adventure therapy helps promote healthy identity development, self-efficacy, and a growth mindset. The class will be conducted outside and include experiences such as low and high ropes courses, rock-climbing and an immersive overnight outdoor expedition (rafting and/or backpacking). Preference will be given to students in the Ecotherapy certification.