Managing Psychological Depth in Adventure Programming.

Ringer, Martin; Gillis, H. L.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Managing Psychological Depth in Adventure Programming.

Ringer, Martin; Gillis, H. L.

Journal of Experiential Education, v18 n1 p41-51 May 1995

Managing the psychological depth of responses to adventure activities calls for the leader to attend to own language and language of group participants. Describes eight levels of psychological depth occurring during group discussion and interaction. Addresses the need to stay at or above the agreed-upon level and avoid moving into psychotherapy. Contains 46 references. (LP)

Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, Emotional Experience, Group Behavior, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Group Experience, Models, Psychological Patterns, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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