May 2, 2012 | Adventure Therapy, Facilitation, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Risk Management
It was one of the first backpacking trips I ever guided. We were halfway into our first day, the group was doing well as we plodded up some moderately steep terrain. I was in the back of the group, having some great conversation with a kid, trying to take our minds...
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Nov 3, 2011 | Adventure Therapy, Leadership Skills, What is Outdoor Ministry?
by Ashley Denton What makes for an authentic wilderness experience? This has actually been researched… In 1996, wilderness and outdoor education specialists gathered at the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute in Bradford Woods, Indiana, to explore the...
Sep 15, 2011 | Adventure Therapy, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Program Management
Faith-based adventure therapy is a relational style of therapy that takes place in a wilderness setting. Also called, “Wilderness Therapy” or “Adventure-Based Counseling”, the aim of this kind of ministry is largely about identity formation and...
Mar 17, 2011 | Adventure Therapy, Jesus' Teaching in the Outdoors (Wilderness Bible Studies Blog Series), Resources, Rhythm of Retreat, Spiritual Formation, What is Wilderness Ministry?
An Adventure Therapy student plugs Ashley Denton’s book, Christian Outdoor Leadership: Theology, Theory, and Practice as an important resource for students of adventure therapy: I bought this book the day it was released, and could not put it down until I was...
