Creation of an Experiential Challenge Program

Authors

  • Christopher C Roland
  • Steven Summers
  • Matthew J Friedman
  • Gail M Barton
  • Karen McCarthy

Keywords:

Experiential Challenge Program (Eep), Psychiatry, Accessible Challenge Course, Sequential Approach, Debriefing

Abstract

There is a strong movement today for the inclusion of "challenge" and "adventure" programs in the psychiatric setting. The authors discuss how an experiential challenge program (ECP) was designed, implemented and evaluated at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in White River Junction, Vermont. This program differs from other challenge models by paying less attention to activities which involve physical risks. Instead, more attention is focused on those outdoor, as well as indoor activities, which focus on social, cognitive and emotional risks. A critical key to the success ofthis program was capitalizing on the skills and competencies of VA staff members. Counselors and therapists from the departments of: Psychology, Psychiatry and Recreation Therapy were trained in how to implement the Experiential Challenge Program. Thus, with the program being completely on-site, patients were able to participate frequently. An evaluation of the ECP using a critical incident technique was utilized with favorable results.

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Published

1987-04-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (1987)

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