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ERIC Number: EJ515313
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8259
Focusing on the "Solution" Rather than the "Problem": Empowering Client Change in Adventure Experiences.
Gass, Michael; Gillis, H. L.
Journal of Experiential Education, v18 n2 p63-69 Aug 1995
A solution-focused therapeutic approach to processing adventure experiences shifts the focus of debriefing sessions from problem to solution, helps clients recognize exceptions to their problem behavior, and sensitizes clients to seeking positive behaviors versus avoiding negative ones. Techniques include clients' rating of their own abilities on a scale and a solution-focused question-and-response process. (LP)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Brief Psychotherapy, Change Strategies, Experiential Learning, Individual Development, Intervention, Problem Solving, Therapeutic Environment
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adventure Therapy; Debriefing; Facilitators; Self Empowerment
Note: Theme issue topic: "Adventure Therapy: Current Status and Future Directions."