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Download full textCain, Jim – 2001
This handbook presents a collection of over 35 experiential and adventure-based activities using only a single item of equipment--a 15-foot long section of 1-inch tubular climbing webbing, called a raccoon circle. Some of the activities are quiet, some are loud, and they range from low to high challenge levels. Different-sized groups can be…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Games, Group Activities
Gillis, H. Lee – 1985
Activities commonly associated with outdoor adventure education can be used effectively in therapy for couples. The adventure education concepts of risk, trust, fear, anxiety, dependence/independence, problem solving, and intimacy are all dealt with in therapy and enrichment experiences for couples. While the outdoor environment has a tremendous…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Games
Peer reviewedRoss, Janet; And Others – Journal of Experiential Education, 1986
Three entries address various outdoor education issues. The first outlines eight steps for promoting professional work. The second suggests ways to adapt 16 games, group initiatives, and ropes course elements to teach environmental concepts. The third explains the use of belay anchors, or cork-screw anchors designed to tether large dogs. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adventure Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Gillis, H. Lee – 1984
Focusing on the therapeutic aspects of camping experiences for delinquent and psychologically disturbed youth, this 382-item bibliography lists books, journal articles, theses, dissertations, and unpublished reports written from 1928 to 1983 on adventure education, wilderness experience, Outward Bound, therapeutic camping, experiential learning,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Experiential Learning
Gillis, H. Lee – 1985
Books, journal articles, and dissertations are included in this bibliography of 47 references related to adventure-based counseling. Titles refer to the therapeutic uses of various outdoor activities and include mention of wilderness camps, family camps, recreational and initiative games, wilderness solitude, canoeing, wilderness survival, and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Counseling Techniques, Experiential Learning
Gillis, H. Lee; Dagley, John – 1985
Special characteristics of action-oriented approaches to therapy, cautions and tips for using these approaches, and sample activities are provided in this guide. An introductory section explains the relationship of action-based counseling to the traditional action-oriented methods and principles of Adlerian psychology and emphasizes the merit of…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Experiential Learning
Gillis, H. Lee – 1985
A sequence of action-oriented games and initiatives is provided in this guide for group therapy leaders who wish to employ activities to promote trust, problem solving, and cohesion among group members. Introductory material discusses the objectives of action-oriented therapy, the adaptation of traditionally outdoor activities to indoor settings,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Brainstorming, Experiential Learning, Games
