
Title:
Nature-based therapy : a practitioner's guide to working outdoors with children, youth, and families
Author:
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2019]
©2019
Physical Description:
xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780865719132
Abstract:
"Nature-Based Therapy is a practical guide for those working in educational and therapeutic settings. It addresses the disconnection between humans and their ecological home, and offers successful theories and practices undertaken with children, youth, and families."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
An Introduction to Nature for Therapy -- Outdoor Therapies: A Choice of Paths to Follow -- Why Nature-based Therapy for Children, Youth, and Families? -- Making the Choice to Take Therapy Outside -- Nature-based Play, Regulation, and Healthy Neurophysiology -- Outdoor Risky Play in Nature-based Therapy -- Nature as Co-therapist -- Nature-based Therapy for Families -- Multi-family Nature-based Therapy -- Group Applications in Nature-based Therapy -- Ethics in Nature-based Therapy.
Language:
English