Open for everybody who is interested in
Adventure Therapy | Nature Therapy | Wilderness Therapy | Visionquest | Work with Scouts | Experiential Education | Work with Youth & Families at risk | Mental Health
(int. course | Englisch)
Type: Webinar
Technology: ZOOM
Total length: 48 hours
Rhythm: weekly
Dates: Autumn/ Winter 2025
Duration: 3-5 months
Confirmation/certificate: confirmation of participation in the course (without exam)
Recording: the units will be recorded and saved for 2 years, you can see and hear the units out of the live sessions (to learn, to repeat, to go deeper)
Written exam: can be booked separately after completing the theory units (required for degrees)
The theory course is offered as an online course and is scheduled separately from the practical training with classroom modules. The course is advertised openly and can be booked freely by interested parties (without admission requirements).
There is a written final exam after the course, which must be booked separately. This is required for the "clinical" qualifications Level 2 "Clinical Experience & Nature Therapy Practitioner" and Level 3 "Clinical Experience & Nature Therapist". The final exam is NOT part of the Theory course but is offered and booked additionally.
Themes
Overall, the online theory seminar covers the following topics (selection):
- Self-understanding of experiential therapy (distinction from experiential education)
- Basics of clinical pictures (psychopathology ICD)
- Basics of psychotropic drugs (how does what work, drug groups)
- Clinical pictures in the context of ET | Treatment options, contraindications
- Learning theories, therapy concepts
- Concept Circle of Courage, Window of Tolerance
- Basics of psychotraumatology
- Focus topics such as ET interventions for eating disorders, addiction, anxiety disorders...
- Basics of attachment theory
- Theoretical basics of reflection & transfer
- Evaluation techniques
- Holistic anamnesis as a basis for therapy planning
- Development of therapy plans
- What are you allowed to treat as an experiential therapist and in which context? (legal)
Participation and passing the written exam after the theory course is a prerequisite for admission to the qualification "Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapy Practitioner" (Level 2) and "Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapist" (Level 3).
You can register here: https://myablefy.com/s/adventuretherapyinstitute/_english?locale=en
Institute for Adventure, Outdoor & Nature Therapy GmbH & Co. KG
Hofstattgasse 1
D - 88131 Lindau
+49 175 9400 141
