Evaluation of Camp Tortuga, a two week children's therapeutic day camp via goal attainment scaling and locus of control

Effects of Outward Bound Experience as an adjunct to inpatient PTSD treatment of war veterans

“…First, most studies address children or adolescents. In fact, these types of programs appear both helpful and appealing to these age groups (Freeman, Anderson, Kairey, & Hunt, 1982). Second, much of the research involves evaluations of self-esteem, problem solving, and behavior changes, with little concordance among these areas.…”

The Impact of Social Skills Training and Challenge Course Training on Locus of Control of Youth from Residential Care

“…Therefore, a possibility for future research might be to have one group receive reinforcement for practice while a control group does not. Furthermore, the Freeman, Anderson, Kairey, and Hunt (1982) study demonstrated that the use of an outdoor experience increased LOC, which in turn, helped children to meet more of their goals during a therapeutic camp. Thus, another area of future research might be to have the youth participate in the challenge activities before, or at the beginning of, the social skills training as opposed to at the end.…”

The Attributes of Effective Camp Counselors: Changing Youths' Perspectives of Being “Cool”

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ver the past six years, a number of researchers in the western United States have studied the effects of challenging outdoor recre ation on youth and families using a mixed method approach.Although the quantitative research focused on specific psychological vari ables such as self-efficacy (Widmer, Taniguchi, Freeman, & Duerden, 2005) and identity development (Duerden, Widmer, Taniguchi, McCoy, 2006), the qualitative data from this particular study produced findings in an unexpected area.Participants in an adventure recreation program designed for at-risk youth, called Camp WILD, consistently made remarks regarding the important and influential role played by their counselors. Because few studies have focused on program counselors as an influential variable with at-risk youth (Freeman, Anderson, Kairey, & Hunt, 1982;Middleman, 1989), the purpose of this study was to explore the youth participants' perceptions of the role counselors play in promoting meaningful experi ences in this adventure recreation program.This study was conducted during one of Camp WlLD's 2-week pro grams located near Salmon, Idaho. Camp WILD has operated for three years as a coordinated effort between a nonprofit foundation, a major west ern university, and public educators.

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“…Participants in an adventure recreation program designed for at-risk youth, called Camp WILD, consistently made remarks regarding the important and influential role played by their counselors. Because few studies have focused on program counselors as an influential variable with at-risk youth (Freeman, Anderson, Kairey, & Hunt, 1982;Middleman, 1989), the purpose of this study was to explore the youth participants' perceptions of the role counselors play in promoting meaningful experi ences in this adventure recreation program.…”