Skip to content
 

Social Work Library: Selected Bibliography of Adventure Therapy Resources

Selected Bibliography of Adventure Therapy Resources

Scope note: This bibliography highlights some of the resources available in the Social Work Library, on campus, and on the web which deal with adventure therapy. This list is not comprehensive. Contact library staff at social.work.library@umich.edu for assistance in locating additional resources.

Mirlyn ** Reference Books ** Books ** Journals ** Databases ** Other Libraries ** Web Resources

Searching for Items in Mirlyn

Items owned by the Social Work Library which deal with adventure therapy can be found by searching the Mirlyn catalog for "Subject begins with . . " the phrase adventure therapy. Because resources on adventure therapy may be found under a variety of related subject headings, we provide some suggested headings below, which can be used for searching the catalog. In addition, keyword terms might be found in the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (Z 695.1 .P7 T42 2001) or in the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (Z 695.1 .E3 E25).

Some suggested and related subject headings to browse in the catalog include:

survival skills recreational therapy

experiential learning

adventure games
problem youth--counseling of wilderness survival
group psychotherapy
outdoor education

Reference Books

Austin, D.R. (2001). Glossary of recreation therapy and occupational therapy. State College, PA: Venture Pub. RM 736.7 .A97 2001 Reference

Craighead, W.E. and Nemeroff, C.B. (Eds.). (2001). Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (3rd ed., Vols. 1-4.). New York: Wiley & Sons. BF 31 .E521 2001 Reference (See Experiential Psychotherapy)

Books

Ashford, J.B., Sales, B.D., & Reid, W.H. (Eds.). 2001. Treating adult and juvenile offenders with special needs. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. RC 451.4 .P68 I671 2001

Cole, E. Erdman, E., & Rothblum, E.D. (Eds.). (1994). Wilderness therapy for women: The power of adventure. New York: Haworth Press. RC 489 .A38 W551 1994

Combs, S.E. (2001). Evaluation of adventure based counseling with at risk youth. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Dissertation Services. RC 489 .A38 C66 2001a

Dattilo, J. (2000). Facilitation techniques in therapeutic recreation. State College, PA: Venture. RM 736.7 .D3851 2000

Decker, J.A. (1997). Making the moments count: leisure activities for caregiving relationships. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. RM 736.7 .D431 1997

Ferguson, G. (1999). Shouting at the sky: Troubled teens and the promise of the wild. New York: St. Martin's Press. RC 489 .A38 F471 1999

Gass, M.A. (Ed.). (1993). Adventure therapy: Therapeutic applications of adventure programming. Dubuque, IO: Kendall/Hunt. RC 489 .A38 G44 1993

Jewell, D.L. (1999). Confronting child maltreatment through recreation (2nd ed.). Springfield, IL: CC Thomas. HV 741 .J451 1999

McNamara, D.N. (2001). Adventure based programming: Analysis of therapeutic benefits with children of abuse and neglect. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest. RC 489 .A38 M33 2001a

Pepper, B. & Ryglewicz, H. (Eds.). (1984). Advances in treating the young adult chronic patient. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. RC 451.4 .Y67 A381 1984

Rohnke, K. & Butler, S. (1995). QuickSilver: Adventure games, initiative problems, trust activities, and a guide to effective leadership. Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. GV 362 .R5671 1995

Rohnke, K. (1989). Cowstails and cobras II: A guide to games, initiatives, ropes courses & adventure curriculum. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. GV 362 .R643 1989

Rohnke, K. (1984). Silver bullets: A guide to initiative problems, adventure games, stunts and trust activities. Dubuque, IA: Project Adventure. GV 1201 .R63 1984

Schaefer, C.E. (Ed.). (1999). Innovative psychotherapy techniques in child and adolescent therapy. New York: Wiley. RJ 504 .I571 1999

Stringer, L.A., McAvoy, L.H., & Young, A. (Eds.). (2000, January). Coalition for education in the outdoors. Fifth biennial research symposium, Bradford Woods, Indiana. Courtland, NY: Coalition for Education in the Outdoors. LB 1047 .C63 2000

Sugerman, D.A. et al. (2000). Reflective learning: Theory and practice. Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. LB 1027.23 .R441 2000

Wurdinger, S.D. & Potter, T.G. (Eds.). (1999). Controversial issues in adventure education: A critical examination. Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. LB 1047 .C741 1999

Wurdinger, S.D. (1997). Philosophical issues in adventure education (3rd ed.). Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. LB 1047 .W871 1997

Journals

While the U-M libraries do not subscribe to a journal that deals solely with adventure therapy, there are several journals containing articles which cover the topic. Because the topic of adventure therapy is interdisciplinary and the literature is scattered, it is recommended that one use the appropriate indexes/databases first to locate specific articles (see below). Unless otherwise indicated, all titles listed are available in the Social Work Library. For details on specific library holdings, consult Mirlyn.

Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy. New York: Human Sciences Press.

Journal of Experiential Education. Boulder, CO: Association for Experiential Education.

  • Full text available only to U-M students; not available on campus.
  • Indexed in: ERIC

Journal of Mental Health Counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Mental Health Counselors Association.

Youth & Society. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

Databases

The University of Michigan subscribes to a few databases which contain useful information about adventure therapy. Use of many of these databases is restricted to the U of M community. These databases are identified with this symbol: U-M Restricted Database. For a complete description of a database, including years of coverage, please see the Social Work Library's Alphabetical List of Social Work Databases.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses U-M Restricted Database
Use adventure therapy as a keyword search. 
ERIC U-M Restricted Database
Try subject searches for therapeutic recreation, adventure education, outdoor activities, or experiential learning.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide U-M Restricted Database
Use the index terms recreational therapy, psychotherapeutic techniques, adventure education, adventure therapy, experiential learning, therapeutic recreation, outdoor education, or experiential therapy. For tips on searching this database, see How to Search the BiblioLine Databases.
PsycINFO U-M Restricted Database
Valid subject terms are recreation therapy, experiential psychotherapy, therapeutic camps, group and family therapy, and wilderness experience. For tips on searching this database, see How to Search PsycINFO.
Social Work Abstracts U-M Restricted Database
Use a subject search for wilderness-programs in de or adventure therapy. For tips on searching this database, see How to Search Social Work Abstracts.

Other Libraries

Not all resources on adventure therapy are found at the Social Work Library. The following libraries may also have some resources on this topic:

Selected Adventure Therapy Resources on the Web

This is a selected list of web resources related to adventure therapy. To locate more web resources, use a web search engine such as Alltheweb, Google, or Yahoo. Results vary among different search engines, so try more than one for greater coverage. Use the help screens provided by each search engine to formulate your search strategies for maximum results.

Web documents or articles:

http://www.rbff.org/uploads/Resources_bestpractices/joellenross_paper.pdf
Water-Based Outdoor Recreation and Persons with Disabilities. By Jo-Ellen Ross.
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/outdoor.htm
Therapeutic Uses of Outdoor Education. By Dene S. Berman and Jennifer Davis-Berman.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED413128
A Research Update of Adventure Therapy (1992-1995): Challenge Activities and Ropes Courses, Wilderness Expeditions, and Residential Camping Programs. By H.L. Gillis and D. Thomsen. From the American Camping Association web site.
http://www.lin.ca/resource/html/Vol22/v22n2a4.htm
Adventure as Psychotherapy: A Mental Health Perspective. By Dene S. Berman and Jennifer Davis-Berman. From Journal of Leisurability, v.22 no.2 (1995), a special issue on adventure progamming.
http://research.nols.edu/pdfdocs/kellert.complete.text.pdf
A National Study of Outdoor Wilderness Experience. By Stephen R. Kellert. From the National Outdoor Leadership School Research Program web site.
http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-1/outdoor.htm
Outdoor Education and Troubled Youth. By Dene Berman and Jennifer Davis-Berman.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/outdoor.education.ld.k12.3.html
Outdoor Education for Behavior Disordered Students. By Edward Lappin.
http://www.wilderness.net/library/documents/Russell_3-28.pdf
How Wilderness Therapy Works: An Examination of the Wilderness Therapy Process to Treat Adolescents with Behavioral Problems and Addictions. By Keith C. Russell, John C. Hendee, and Dianne Phillips-Miller.
http://leegillis.com/AT/
Adventure Therapy Web by Dr. Lee Gillis. A scholarly web site devoted to adventure therapy research and collaboration.
http://www.wilderdom.com/adventuretherapy.html
Part of a web site devoted to outdoor education research maintained by Professor James Neill. Includes a brief literature review, and a bibliography of journal articles, selected books, and web sites.
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/adventuretherapy
The Adventure-based Social Work Practice Web Page, produced by Tony Alvarez, U-M faculty.

Organizations:

http://www.aee.org/customer/pages.php?pageid=28
Association for Experiential Education. Membership information, conference information, and publications.
http://www.eoe-network.org/home.htm
European Institute for Experiential Learning and Outdoor Adventure.
http://www.outdoored.com/
Outdoor Ed.com. Organization has archive of articles and discussion forums.
http://www.outwardboundwilderness.org/
The pioneering adventure education program.
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/adventure.therapy.club
U-M Adventure Therapy Club web site.

U-M Restricted Database = University of Michigan Licensed Database -- Accessible from campus workstations and from remote locations to valid U-M community members with signon or with valid IP address.

Document Custodian: Barbara Beaton

Created by: Karen Reiman-Sendi; Converted by Jamie Nielsen 10/15/07

Content last updated on: 3 July 2007

Social Work Library | (734) 764-5169 | social.work.library@umich.edu

B700 School of Social Work Building, 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1106

If you can read this, your browser isn't honoring our stylesheet requests

Send us your questions and comments.

social.work.library@umich.edu

Your question or comment:

Sending . . .



Loading ...

Your message has been sent

There was a problem sending your message.

Please try again later. Or send it to social.work.library@umich.edu in your favorite email client.
Your message was: