The Outdoor Mental Health Interventions Model: A UK statement of good practice in outdoor and adventure therapy

Richards, K, Hardie, A and Anderson, N (2024) The Outdoor Mental Health Interventions Model: A UK statement of good practice in outdoor and adventure therapy. International Journal of Adventure Therapy (9IATC/3GATE Proceedings - Special Edition), 4. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2700-7375

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Abstract

This papers summaries the development of a statement of good practice for outdoor and adventure therapy, and outdoor mental health interventions developed in the UK. It provides a brief overview of the rationale for its development, along with an introduction to how the Outdoor Mental Health Interventions Model offers a framework for this statement. The key components of this interventions model are discussed, including ‘three zones’ of different practices that therapeutic outdoor and adventure practices can be approached from: 1) therapeutic outdoor engagement; 2) therapeutic outdoor enhancement; or 3) integrated outdoor therapy. It also raises questions about the levels of competencies from outdoor and psychotherapeutic perspectives across each of these zones of practices. Overall, this raises important questions about current ethical practices and future directions in ethical guidance for outdoor and adventure therapies both in the UK and internationally.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adventure Therapy; counselling and psychotherapy ethics; green spaces; nature therapy; Outdoor therapy
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	ZIEL GmbH, Augsburg
Related URLs:	https://de.ulule.com/9iatc-book-of-proceedings/
Date of acceptance:	1 June 2023
Date of first compliant Open Access:	19 May 2025
Date Deposited:	19 May 2025 10:02
Last Modified:	19 May 2025 15:15
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26168

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