Adventure Therapy Minor

The Adventure Therapy minor offers students an opportunity to briefly explore the theory and practical counseling and therapeutic techniques employed in outdoor adventure programs.  Students will learn and practice the skills employed by Adventure Therapists and be introduced to the theoretical underpinnings supporting these techniques.  They should, upon completion of this minor, feel comfortable seeking very basic, entry-level employment positions in this rapidly growing field.

 

Course Requirements: 
Outward Bound Semester
AE 4223  Counseling Theories for Wilderness Programming
Or

Either   AE 1022  Wilderness Camping and Travel
OR  AE 2003  Outdoor Adventure Education

AE 2184 Introduction to Challenge Course
AE 3233 Adventure Therapy Programs
AE 4223 Counseling Theories for Wilderness Programming
ES 2013 Interpersonal Relations

 A minor program is a concentrated course of study in a given discipline or sub discipline, which includes 15-18 credit hours of study, comprised of at least 9 credits outside the student’s major program and other major or minor programs taken at Unity College, also comprised of at least 6 credit hours taken in residence at Unity College, and has been approved by the faculty as a minor program.