Adventures in Supervision: Implications for Supervision of Adventure Based Counseling

ABSTRACT

Supervision is a key component of counselor education. Although a variety of models guide the supervision process, few address the needs of counselors engaging in Adventure Based Counseling (ABC), a mode of treatment that uses experiential activities in a group setting. To address the experiential nature of ABC, the authors propose an integrative supervision approach comprised of the discrimination model of counseling supervision and the ENHANCES model for ABC. The authors also address training needs of ABC supervisors as well as supervision best practices. Finally, the article includes a case-study demonstrating the implementation of an integrative model of ABC supervision, addressing both the technical and clinical skills.

KEYWORDS:

• Adventure Based Counseling
• creative interventions
• creativity in counseling
• discrimination model
• supervision

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Notes on contributors

David D. Christian

David D. Christian is in the Counselor Education Program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Kristi L. Perryman

Kristi L. Perryman is in the Counselor Education Program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.