Author name: Fotis Panagiotounis

4th Transnational Meeting, Ioannina – Trikala (Greece), 20-23 November 2018

The Reintegration Trough Sport project 4th transnational meeting will be held in Ioannina – Trikala (Greece), 20-23 November 2018, and will be hosted by the project partner University of Thessaly. The main goal of the meeting is the development of the Training Tool structure. The process to be followed will be based on the ADDIE …

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Adventure Therapy (Video)

Adventure therapy, a form of experiential therapy, can be fun, exciting, and challenging. It’s a great way to learn and practice new behaviors, improve interpersonal skills, face fears, overcome personal obstacles and heal painful emotions in a safe, supportive environment.   Mark Sakraida, adventure therapist at Pathways, explains more about adventure therapy and the many benefits it provides participants.

The effectiveness of wilderness therapy as mental health treatment for adolescents in norway: a mixed methods evaluation

The effectiveness of wilderness therapy as mental health treatment for adolescents in Norway: a mixed methods evaluation This paper investigates the effectiveness of a Norwegian wilderness therapy programme, Friluftsterapi, which is offered to adolescents within a specialized mental health care setting. This mixed methods study incorporated (1) psychometric pre-, post-, and 12 month follow-up data, …

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KETHEA ITHAKI Therapeutic Community in Stomio, Larissa

During the summer holidays of the KETHEA ITHAKI Therapeutic Community in Stomio, Larissa, members and the staff visited the Kalypso canyon, in the east side of mount Kissavos, above the area of Kokkino Nero. The green scenery, the flowing waters that lead to the three small but wonderful waterfalls, the total contact with nature and …

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’Adventure Therapy with Youth at Risk’: Focusing on key-elements of common understanding within the European Adventure Therapy Partnership project ‘Reaching Further’

This literature review was conducted to investigate the specifically defined core elements of the Adventure Therapy (AT) methodology, as applied to working with disadvantaged and at-risk youth. The identification of the key-elements was conducted within the framework of international project work, mainly during practical workshop presentations and post-processing of these workshops. Read more…

OUTDOOR EDUCATION from theory to practice

Project entitled “Outdoor Academy coaching and outdoor education in youth field” was a strategic partnership between organizations from Poland, Romania, Italy, Germany and Greece. Project was led by Foundation Institute of Animation and Social Development supported by Foundation Pracownia Nauki i Przygody, both from Poland. Partner organisations were: Outward Bound Romania, ASD L’Orma from Italy, …

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OUTDOOR ACADEMY manual of educational program for youth groups

This manual is the result of a unique project called “Outdoor Academy: coaching and outdoor education in youth field”, organized in the framework of the Erasmus+ Program. During this program, we designed and tested dozens of scenarios, implemented different outdoor education approaches and experimented with various settings. A more detailed overview of the project’s history …

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