Solution-Focused Practice in Outdoor Therapy

Dobud, Will W.; Natynczuk, Stephan

doi:10.4324/9781003217558

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“…Each element of the healing context supports the other, forming a solid foundation for the person's mental and physical healing. Moreover, embracing deep care for individuals (Dobud & Natynczuk, 2022), ensures that we do no harm. On the contrary, coercive approaches like WT risk inflicting extensive harm, potentially leading to the destruction of the self.…”

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A tale of two systems; How beliefs lead to harmful outdoor practice

Pringle

2024

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The fields of adventure therapy (AT) and complex trauma (CT) share similar belief systems however, internal divisions in each field seem insurmountable. Through a critical realist analysis, I present the clash between Neo-Liberal and humanist approaches and how they lead to a misunderstanding of the harmful effects of coercive treatment. Exploring ecological dynamics, sense of self, and the fundamental attribution error I discuss these complexities. A historical perspective reveals that AT already possesses solutions to bridge the gap between coercive practices and humanist CT informed AT. These solutions are outlined and a call to action encourages the international AT community to take a leadership role in mental health globally.

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Section: The Fable Of One Selfmentioning

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A tale of two systems; How beliefs lead to harmful outdoor practice

Pringle

2024

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“…Although dissonance is recognised in AT literature as a mechanism of therapeutic change, it is approached with caution (M. Brown, 2008;Gabrielsen et al, 2019). Typically, that caution involves voluntary participation and participants' genuine ability to reject activities (Dobud & Natynczuk, 2022;Herbert, 1996). Indeed, dissonance has long been known to have greater impact when people freely choose how they interpret a situation (Festinger, 1957).…”

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“…Indeed, dissonance has long been known to have greater impact when people freely choose how they interpret a situation (Festinger, 1957). In AT, the term challenge by choice refers to this uncoerced participation (Herbert, 1996) and is rooted in the understanding that coercive dissonance is unethical and ineffective (Dobud & Natynczuk, 2022).…”

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The dissociative mechanism of change in wilderness and adventure therapy; Psychological harm and possible malpractice

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Wilderness and adventure therapy (WT, AT) have employed cognitive or adaptive dissonance and involuntary treatment for decades. Cognitive dissonance occurs when people are faced with situations that do not confirm their expectations. Past WT participants have protested that involuntary, inescapable and harsh conditions harmed them through PTSD and dissociation. We compare dissonance and dissociation using a critical realist and argumentative research process using publicly available data. We argue that dissociation is a response, recorded both in the design of WT and in participant statement, that is mistaken for dissonance. Deliberate use of forced cognitive dissonance during involuntary treatments are also the conditions that may cause dissociation. Therefore, planning to enforce cognitive dissonance during coercive WT or AT is likely to be harmful and, knowing of this potential, may be regarded as malpractice.

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Solution-Focused Practice in Outdoor Therapy

Cited by 2 publications

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A tale of two systems; How beliefs lead to harmful outdoor practice

A tale of two systems; How beliefs lead to harmful outdoor practice

The dissociative mechanism of change in wilderness and adventure therapy; Psychological harm and possible malpractice

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