TY - JOUR
AU - Wichmann, Ted
AB - Of Wilderness and Circles: Evaluating a Therapeutic Model for Wilderness Adventure Programs by Ted Wichmann Therapeutic wilderness programs involving youth- instructors and with the instructors' pre-course expec­ at-ris k have always received muc h popular press tation s for students' performance on the ten tasks. becaus e of thei r dramatic nature and have been Andre w (1977) evaluated two therapeutic wilderness described as one of three models showing promise for programs and found no changes in the self-concept or the effective treatment of youth-at-risk, including vio­ delinquen t behavior of the participants. She also lent delinquents (Strasburg, 1978). Psychological data looked at participant-observers' ratings on a "Program collecte d in various studies suggest that therapeutic Proces s Checklist" whic h showed: (1) an inadequate wildernes s programs reduce alienation and improve progra m design, (2) no operational procedures, (3) self-concep t (Hunter, incompeten t staff, (4) no 1984) . Similarly, there orientatio n or follow-up, appear s to be a rela­ Thes e studies suggest tha t just going an d (5) a lack of under­ tivel y low rate of standin g of the Outward campin g in th e wildernes s ma y no t be 
TI - Of Wilderness and Circles: Evaluating a Therapeutic Model for Wilderness Adventure Programs
JF - Journal of Experiential Education
DO - 10.1177/105382599101400208
DA - 1991-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/of-wilderness-and-circles-evaluating-a-therapeutic-model-for-68f0qwhC3T
SP - 43
EP - 48
VL - 14
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -