Research in Outdoor Education
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p. 79-82. 4p.
Abstract
Inpatient and residential therapeutic programs for adolescents are often fairly generic in format relying heavily on traditional, insight-Oriented approaches to treatment without regard to how the intellectual functioning of the adolescent might impact upon therapeutic effectiveness. This study examined the WISC-R profiles of two treatment populations and presented a theoretical rationale for using adventure based treatment based upon the participants performance on verbal and performance subscales. It is hoped that the article might be used to help justify the implementation of adventure therapy in psychiatric treatment facilities and lead to further research to test the proposed hypotheses.
Recommended Citation
Gillis, H. Lee; Williams, Alan; and Hollis, Helen
(1992)
"Psychological Rationale for Adventure Therapy with Hospitalized Adolescents,"
Research in Outdoor Education: Vol. 1, Article 13.
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https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/reseoutded/vol1/iss1/13