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Publication Date: 2003
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A National Examination of Processing Techniques and Staff Characteristics in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Programs.
Post, Dawn Marie
Journal of Therapeutic Wilderness Camping, v3 n1 p16-34 Win-Spr 2003
A study examined therapeutic techniques and staff characteristics in outdoor behavioral healthcare (OBH) programs for delinquent adolescents. Surveys of 32 OBH programs indicated that most counseling was done by non-clinical field staff. Therapeutic techniques most used were verbal, written, active, metaphoric transfer, generalization and transfer, solo experiences, and artistic. (Contains 224 references.) (TD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Experiential Learning, Outdoor Activities, Psychotherapy, Surveys, Wilderness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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