ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #712-The Impact of Outdoor Behavioral Health Care on Physical and Emotional Health (Room 210E, Poster 12)

01 Apr 16
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Child and Adolescent Counseling, Research

Speaker(s): Steven DeMille, Research Director/ Professional Counselor, RedCliff Ascent; Chad Balagna, Director of Admissions, RedCliff Ascent

Wilderness therapy, also called outdoor behavioral health care, is emerging as an effective and innovative treatment approach. This poster session will look at treatment outcomes from an integrated care perspective, exploring the physical and emotional outcomes of participants with different body compositions. The results will explore differences in physical and mental health outcomes and implications for future integrated care treatment for adolescents.