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ERIC Number: EJ1427226
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2206-3110
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Mapping the Landscape: Surf Therapy Program Delivery
Mary Brennan; Helen J. Stain; Jamie Marshall
Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, v27 n1 p235-254 2024
Surf therapy is a structured intervention which utilizes surfing as a vehicle to achieve therapeutic benefit (International Surf Therapy Organization [ISTO], 2019). Surf therapy is presently delivered internationally within a diverse array of contexts and populations. Despite the publication of many internal evaluation studies, little research has examined themes common to the process of surf therapy across programs. The present study recruited a sample of ISTO-affiliated surf therapy programs (n = 33) to engage with an online survey, "Mapping the Stoke," examining core aspects of surf therapy structure and process internationally. Findings indicated both similarities across current program delivery internationally, with examples of primary similarities including target age (adolescents and young adults) and population (mental health), recruitment (self-referral), and structure (group sessions), geographic delivery (major cities) and challenges (funding). Areas of greater diversity included support staff (roles/qualifications), therapeutic aims, measures (outcome) and therapeutic structures. The present study outlines concrete structures and processes which appear integral to the delivery of surf therapy across cultures.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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