Using Adventure Therapy to Improve Self-Efficacy of Middle School Students

Autor/inn/en	Christian, David D.; McMillion, Patrick; Brown, Cian L.; Schoonover, Timothy J.; Miller, Brian A.
Titel	Using Adventure Therapy to Improve Self-Efficacy of Middle School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Counseling, 19 (2021) 26, (44 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-2998
Schlagwörter	Self Efficacy; Grade 7; Evidence Based Practice; Mental Health; Health Needs; Prevention; Intervention; Group Counseling; Therapy; Adventure Education; Problem Solving; Decision Making; Cooperation; Outcomes of Treatment; Academic Ability; Social Emotional Learning; Gender Differences; School Counselors; Counseling Techniques; Self Concept Measures; Middle School Students; Counselor Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Psychohygiene; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gruppenberatung; Therapie; Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Problemlösen; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Geschlechterkonflikt; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	School counselors are encouraged to employ evidence-based practices to meet students' mental health needs, yet a scarcity of outcome research limits their access to adequately supported prevention and intervention resources (Griffith et al., 2019). To maximize their impact and time, school counselors should consider conducting group counseling with students. Specifically, school counselors should consider implementing Adventure Therapy (AT), a kinesthetically engaging form of group counseling that uses adventure activities to promote participation through collaborative problem solving, encourage responsible decision-making, and foster accountability among students (Christian et al., 2019). While literature supports the use of AT in schools, there is a dearth of outcome studies examining its efficacy with students. This study explored the impact of AT on 7th graders' self-efficacy (n = 19). The researchers measured Total, Academic, Social, and Emotional self-efficacy using the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children at pre, mid, post, and follow-up. Results suggested AT groups were effective for increasing all types of self-efficacy for participants with males showing a greater increase. Implications for school counselors and future research are described. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01