Adventure Therapy for Adolescents with Complex Trauma: A Scoping Review and Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Pringle, Graham; Boddy, Jennifer; Slattery, Maddy; Harris, Paul
Titel	Adventure Therapy for Adolescents with Complex Trauma: A Scoping Review and Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 46 (2023) 4, S.433-454 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pringle, Graham) ORCID (Slattery, Maddy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.1177/10538259221147195
Schlagwörter	Adventure Education; Therapy; Adolescents; Trauma; Safety; Attachment Behavior; Skill Development; Schemata (Cognition); Stress Management; Ecology; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Therapie; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sicherheit; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Cognition; Schema; Kognition; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Ökologie
Abstract	Background: Childhood adversity is linked with mental health concerns, including complex trauma (CT), whereas positive experiences may be restorative. Treatment for CT with adolescents commonly uses therapies administered indoors. Yet outdoor adventure, being rich in positive experiences, may also be appropriate. Purpose: This article examines how adventure practices may be healing for adolescents with CT. Methodology/Approach: A scoping review of literature since 2014 on adventure therapy (AT) for 12- to 18-year-olds with CT was undertaken. Refining searches from six databases identified six texts which met inclusion criteria. A seventh paper was added manually. Findings/Conclusions: CT-informed adventure tended toward a tri-phasic approach: safety, processing, and integration. Adventure benefits included improvements in attachment, skills, schemas, and stress management. An ecological approach was identified, through the analysis, as were some well-intended but harmful practices that a human rights-based practice framework may help avoid. Implications: Adopting an ecological and human rights-based approach as frames for AT research and practice may yield new insights and enhance program effectiveness for youth with CT. This should apply to adventure generally and specifically to AT; however, more research is needed given the paucity of available texts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01