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"Wilderness therapy programs trace their origins to outdoor survival programs that placed children in a challenging environment where determination, communication and team efforts were outcomes" . According to the Director of the Wilderness Therapy Program at Naropa University , "through contemplative practice and the experiential outdoor classroom, students gain further self-awareness and the ability to respond to whatever arises in the moment" . And according to the founders of the Anasazi Foundation "we learned that whenever we adopted what we have come to call 'contrived' experiences, the overall impact often diminished for the participants" .


REFERENCES

  Last Anasazi Foundation
  Title The Ten Guiding Principles
  Year 1990
  URL http://wwwanasaziorg/principleshtml


  Last Conner
  First Michael
  Title Wilderness Therapy Programs and Wilderness Boot Camps: Is there a difference
  Year 2005
  URL http://wwwwildernesstherapyorg/Wilderness/WildernessVsBoothtm


  Last Piranian
  First Deb
  Title Dear Prospective Student
  Year 2006
  URL http://wwwnaropaedu/wilderness/