Training, Education, Leadership and Professional Development

Bobilya, A. J., Holman, T. H., Lindley, B., Norton, C. L., Bell, B., Mitten, D., Ayers, E. & Smith, S. (2024). Trends and issues in experiential and outdoor education programs. Journal of Experiential Education. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259241239586

Cavanaugh, D. L., Dobud, W., Riebschleger, J.,W., & Russo, C. (2024). Path to adventure: A qualitative exploration of provider training for adventure-based prevention practice. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. Advanced Online Publication https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2024.2345694

Tucker, A. R., Beale, B., Norton, C. L., Walsh, H., Keefe K., Holmes, L., & Wermer-Colan, R. (2024). The Ohio Adventure Therapy Coalition: A statewide trauma informed group work initiative to meet the needs of CPS youth. The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2024.2386163

Jeffrey, H., Smith, A., Richards, K., Borroel, F., Norton, C. L., Pryor, A., Knowles, B., Rose, A., & Ginwala, T.  (2023). ‘Cooking up a good practitioner’: What are the necessary ingredients of International Adventure Therapy training and development? International Journal of Adventure Therapy. https://journal-adventure-therapy.com/product/cooking-up-a-good-practitioner-what-are-the-necessary-ingredients-of-international-adventure-therapy-training-and-development/

Mitten, D. (2023). Pace, care and competency to support healing. International Journal of Adventure Therapy. https://journal-adventure-therapy.com/product/pace-care-and-competency-to-support-healing/

Newman, T., Jefka, B., Brennan, N., Lee, L., Bostick, K., Tucker, A., Stiehl Figueroa, I., & Alvarez, M. A. G. (2023). Intentional practices of adventure therapy facilitators: Shining light into the black box. Child and Adolescent Social Work. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-023-00933-0 

Priest. S. (2023). Six elements of adventure therapy: A step toward building the “black box” process of adventure. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, 15(1), 13-33.

Priest, S., & Gillis, H. L. (2023). The tri-competent adventure therapist compared with the certified clinical adventure therapist. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs 15(1), 105-118.

Priest, S. (2022). Clearing up the confusion over outdoor therapies: How they fit with, overlap and relate to one another. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education and Leadership, 14(3), 114-121. https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2022-11552.

Christian, D. D., McCarty, D. L., & Brown, C. L. (2021). Navigating adventure therapy: Using Adlerian Theory as a guide. Journal of Individual Psychology, 77(3), 374-388. https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2021.0026.

Christian, D. D., McCarty, D. L., & Brown, C. L. (2021). Experiential education during the COVID-19 pandemic: A reflective process. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 34(3), 264-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/10720537.2020.1813666

Leonard, A. M., Ewert, A. E., Lieberman-Raridon, K., Mitten, D., Rabinowitz, E., Deringer, A., Schwartz, F. Smith, S., Norton, C. L., Regentin, J., & Bagley, S. (2021). Outdoor adventure and experiential education and COVID-19: What have we learned? Journal of Experiential Education, 45(3), 233–255. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259211050762

Mitten, D. (2021) Critical perspectives on outdoor therapy practices. In N. J. Harper & W. W. Dobud, W.W. (Eds.). Outdoor therapies: An introduction to practices, possibilities, and critical perspectives (pp. 175-187). Routledge.

Norton, C. L. (2021). Excerpt: Trauma-informed risk management in Chapter 8 Inclusive risk management practices. In S. Smith (Ed.), Beneficial risks: The evolution of risk management for outdoor and experiential education programs: Theories, research, and lessons learned through experience (pp. 65-80). Sagamore-Venture.

Myrick, L., Wermer-Colan, A., Norton, C. L., & Tucker, A. R. (2021). Understanding trauma-related distress among wilderness therapy field staff. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, 13, 69-101.

Dobud, W., Cavanaugh, D. L., & Harper, N. (2020). Adventure therapy and routine outcome monitoring of treatment: The time is now. Journal of Experiential Education, 43(3), 262-276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053825920911958

McCarty, D. L., & Christian, D. D. (2020). Using an adventure therapy activity to assess the Adlerian lifestyle. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 15(3), 393-404.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2019.1697405

Norton, C. L., Tucker, A. R., & Bandoroff, S. (2020). Psychological risk management: Mental health prevention and response strategies in outdoor settings. In N. Harper & W. Dobud (Eds.), Outdoor Therapies (pp. 42-53). Routledge Press.

Norton, C. L., Schultz, M., Benton, A., Boden-McGill, C. & Kiosoglous, C. (2019). Outdoor adventure-based group work to promote coping and resilience among child welfare workers. In T. J. Carter, C. J. Boden-McGill, & K. Peno, (Eds). Transformative learning in professional learning contexts: Building resilient professional identities for work-based practice (pp. 197-220). Information Age Publishing.

Avery, M. E., Norton, C. L., & Tucker, A. R. (2018). Blazing a trail…together: The need for mentoring and collaboration among women in outdoor leadership. In T. Gray & D. Mitten (Ed.), The Palgrave Macmillan International Handbook of Women and Outdoor Learning (pp. 801-813). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53550-0_55

Tucker, A., & Norton, C. L. (2018). Facilitation resource manual for effective leadership. In B. Bell, M. Gass & S. Priest (Eds.), Effective leadership in adventure programming instructor guide (3rd Ed). Human Kinetics.

Christian, D. D., & Perryman, K. L. (2018). Adventures in supervision: Implications for supervision of adventure-based counseling. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 13(1), 19–30.
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Martin, S., Maney, S., & Mitten, D. (2018). Messages About women through representation in adventure education texts and journals. In T. Gray and D. Mitten (Eds.), The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Outdoor Learning (pp. 293-306). Palgrave MacMillan.

Gass, M. A., & Javorski, S. (2013). 10-year incident monitoring trends in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare: Lessons learned and future directions. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, 6, 113-129.

Tucker, A. R., & Norton, C. L. (2013). The use of adventure therapy techniques by clinical social workers: Implications for practice and training. Clinical Social Work Journal, 41, 333–343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-012-0411-4

Norton, C. L. (2012). Supervision in adventure therapy: Building something with that. In M. Gass, H. L. Gillis, & K. C. Russell (Eds.), Adventure therapy. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203136768

Marchand, G. & Russell, K. C. (2011). Initial training of field instructors in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare programs. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 3, 9-12. https://doi.org/10.7768/1948-5123.1106

Gass, M. A. & Gillis, H. L. (2010). ENHANCES: Adventure therapy supervision. Journal of Experiential Education, 33(1), 72-89. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F105382591003300106

Norton, C. L., & Tucker, A. R. (2010). New heights: Adventure-based group work in social work education & practice. Groupwork, 20(2), 24-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v20i2.701

Marchand, G. Russell, K. C. & Cross, R. (2009). An empirical examination of outdoor behavioral healthcare field instructor job-related stress and retention. Journal of Experiential Education, 31, 359-375. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F105382590803100304

Tucker, A. R., & Rheingold, A. (2010). Enhancing fidelity in adventure education and adventure therapy. Journal of Experiential Education, 33(3), 258-273. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F105382590113300305