If you found out today that you were going to be assigned to work with a new co-therapist, my guess is that you would probably have a LOT of questions. What questions would you have about them? Perhaps, you might want to get an understanding of their style of facilitation, their approach to client behaviors,…
The final element of archetypal adventure is the use of Limitations for individuals or the group. “Limitations” refers to the little rules that facilitators use to add challenge, moderate participation and to mimic real life. This might be a rule changing the way that participants are allowed to communicate (Limited Speech), a request to use…
From Metaphor to Magic In my previous post (Action into Metaphor) I talked about how Action Archetypes can be a great way to find a simple isomorph without having to have a large selection of “back pocket” activities available. That idea serves as a foundation to this post’s topic: developing richer isomorphs by intentionally selecting…
Archetypal Actions in Adventure Therapy By now, if you’ve been following this blog, you might be seeing a theme. It’s my belief that adventure activities can be pretty easily consolidated into a few consistent elements, and each element has about 8 or 9 archetypes that can be applied to almost any activity. Games can be…
My last post discussed the way that I approach the invention, adaptation and conceptualization of Adventure Activities. I proposed that adventure activities follow a universal theme including an objective, an action, a way to use props, and limitations of group members. Several archetypes of each element exist, and they will be explained in detail over…
I have a confession to make. When it comes to facilitation and adventure therapy activity selection, I only have about five or six back pocket games. That’s not an exaggeration! That’s not to say that I don’t invent games. That’s actually a huge part of who I am as a facilitator, and hopefully will be…
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