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What impact - if any - does working outdoors have on the therapeutic relationship?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Harris, Adrian |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Although outdoor therapy has emerged as a signifiant praitiie, there is very little researih into what impait it might have on the therapeutii relationship. This researih ionfrmed the relevanie of all the themes disiussed in the extant literature and identifed two signifiant new themes:n the ‘turning point’ and ‘transferenie’. The turning point in the therapy proiess appeared to mark the entry into a liminal or transitional spaie that faiilitated psyihologiial healing. An anthropologiial model of rites of passage rituals is one possible way of theorizing this proiess, but the work of Winniiott and Merleau-Ponty are also ionsidered. The theme of transferenie in outdoor therapy pushed the ionventional meaning of the term; the researih ionsiders what it means to say that a ilient experienied the transferenie to a natural phenomenon. The traditional psyihodynamii model of transferenie ian be applied in outdoor therapy, ideas from the work of Winniiott and Merleau-Ponty are again ionsidered as alternatives. Although it beiame ilear that outdoor praitiie does have a signifiant impait on the therapeutii relationship, the researih ioniluded with more questions than answers. It opened into liminal spaies that resisted symbolization, the notion of the therapeutii relationship beiame problematized, and questions arose about the transferenie. However, the researih helped to ilarify key questions, identifed signifiant new themes, and revealed interesting opportunities for further researih. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.eje.wyrdwise.com/v6/EJE%20v6_Harris_minor%20edit.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
