Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Adlerian Theory as a Guide

Christian, David D.; McCarty, Danny L.; Brown, Cian L.

Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Adlerian Theory as a Guide

dc.contributor.author	Christian, David D.
dc.contributor.author	McCarty, Danny L.
dc.contributor.author	Brown, Cian L.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-03T18:17:33Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-03T18:17:33Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.description.abstract	This article proposes the use of Adlerian theory to guide adventure therapy (AT), an active intervention that uses experiential techniques to foster client growth. Important Adlerian concepts identified in this paper include phenomenology, teleology, choice, superiority, social interest, and lifestyle with further discussion into Adlerian theory as a guiding theory of counseling. Also explored is the use of Adlerian theory to conceptualize AT participants and facilitate activities. Specific AT techniques like challenge by choice, full-value contract, adventure wave, risk, and adventure activities are identified. Finally, this article concludes by exploring how Adlerian theory can guide culturally responsive AT practice.	en_US
dc.description.peerreview	Yes	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Christian, D. D., McCarty, D. L., & Brown, C. L. (2021). Navigating adventure therapy: Using Adlerian theory as a guide. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 77(3), 374-388. https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2021.0026	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2021.0026	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/340458
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Adlerian theory	en_US
dc.subject	adventure therapy	en_US
dc.subject	risk	en_US
dc.subject	play	en_US
dc.subject	experiential learning cycle	en_US
dc.title	Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Adlerian Theory as a Guide	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
ou.group	Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Educational Psychology	en_US