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2019-01-31

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This study explored the group developmental process of Adventure Therapy (AT) conducted with 9th grade students (n = 20). Researchers measured avoidance, conflict, and cohesion and compared results from this study to the development of traditional counseling groups. Results suggested that AT groups follow a similar developmental process as traditional group counseling as evidenced by a statistically significant increase in cohesion, an increase then decrease in conflict, and a decrease in avoidance. This study is a response to a previous call for research related to AT group development. Implications for counselors, AT training programs, and future research are discussed.

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Adolescence, adventure therapy, group climate, group development, time series design

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Christian, D. D., Brown, C. L., Portrie-Bethke, T. L. (2019). Group climate and development in adventure therapy: An exploratory study. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 44(1), 25-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2018.1561776

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal for Specialists in Group Work on January 31, 2019, available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/01933922.2018.1561776.

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