Outdoor Healthcare | Website
Outdoor Healthcare
Phone: +61 407 884 114
Reviews
to load big map
19.01.2022 Are you joining the Roundtable? Only two more sleeps until we gather online at the whole-day Outdoor Health Roundtable on Tuesday 24 November, from 10am to 2.30pm AEDT. With FREE registration, attend for all or part of the day. . SESSION #1: 10am to 11.30am - Hear about their journeys and participate in interactive discussions with Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson, Dr Kaye Richards, and Professor Mike Gass. .... SESSION #2: 11.30am to 12.15pm - Don’t miss this opportunity to hear updates on the Outdoor Health initiative and share your thoughts on the journey of Outdoor Health in Australia. . We’d really love to see you at the table! . Register now at https://outdoorhealthcare.org.au/roundtable-whole-day.
17.01.2022 OUTDOOR HEALTH ONLINE ROUNDTABLE: SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday 24 November 2020, 10am to 2.30pm (AEDT) It’s been a few months since the Nature & Health Online Symposium, and we’re keen to reconnect. ... Since August 2020, a group of around 20 people representing a range of nature-based health practices have met fortnightly to cross-fertilise our hopes around Outdoor Health. We’ve also hosted an Outdoor Health Research Forum attended by researchers from a range of organisations and 5 universities, and continue to receive submissions to the Outdoor Health Service Directory portal on the Outdoor Healthcare website. We have lots to update you on! We hope you can join us on Tuesday 24 November for our FREE whole-day Outdoor Health Roundtable. The day will provide updates on the Outdoor Health initiative - Purpose, Common practice framework, Ethics, results of a Literature Review on the ‘Common elements of nature-based health practices’. The day will also provide opportunities for you to share your thoughts on the journey of Outdoor Health in Australia. KEY SPEAKERS Kaye Richards will share the journey towards the formalisation of Outdoor Therapy in the UK. Mike Gass will share the journey of Adventure Therapy and Outdoor Behavioural Healthcare in the USA. We’re really keen to update you and hear your thoughts as we create a useful Outdoor Health sector together. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outdoor-health-roundtable-whol. Stay tuned for program details coming out soon. This event is being hosted by AABAT's Research, Practice and Policy Unit.
11.01.2022 The Outdoor Health Online Roundtable program is out! Check out the program timetable and registration information here: https://outdoorhealthcare.org.au/roundtable-whole-day/. We hope you can join us on Tuesday 24 November for a FREE nourishing and informative discussion about the journey of Outdoor Health in Australia, and we look forward to welcoming Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson, Dr Kaye Richards, and Professor Mike Gass to the table.
08.01.2022 MEET THE OUTDOOR HEALTH ONLINE ROUNDTABLE SPEAKERS Have you registered for the FREE Outdoor Health Online Roundtable yet? There’s still time! To hear this thought-provoking line-up of speakers on 24 November 2020, register at https://outdoorhealthcare.org.au/roundtable-whole-day/. .... We look forward to welcoming the following speakers... . EMERITUS PROFESSOR JUDY ATKINSON will share insights on Indigenous approaches to Outdoor Health and the need for an Indigenous framework for psychotherapy, counselling and nature-based health practices. Judy’s book ‘Trauma Trails - Recreating Songlines: The transgenerational effects of Trauma in Indigenous Australia’, was shortlisted for an Australian Human Rights Award. You can view Judy’s Ted X talk here: https://youtu.be/L6wiBKClHqY . DR KAYE RICHARDS will share the journey of Outdoor therapy in the UK. Kaye is a Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society, a qualified outdoor professional, experienced researcher, Senior Lecturer, and is leading a new Masters program in Counselling & Outdoor Therapy. Her recent work to develop a Statement of Good Practice on ‘Outdoor Mental Health Interventions’ charts a path to support safety and efficacy. Kaye will share some of the twists and turns to get to this point, and outline future work for outdoor therapy in the UK. . PROFESSOR MIKE GASS will share the journey of Adventure Therapy in the USA and the establishment Outdoor Behavioural Healthcare. Mike wrote the book ‘Adventure Therapy: Therapeutic Applications of Adventure Programming’ (Kendall/ Hunt Publishing 1993), a seminal book that generated worldwide connections. Mike understands the usefulness of language and research when talking with politicians, insurers and the medical field, and has carved an accreditation and certification pathway to increase safety and efficacy in nature-based adventure services in the USA. You can view more information on this publication here: https://bit.ly/3ptsdAj . We look forward to seeing you there! Remember to register at https://outdoorhealthcare.org.au/roundtable-whole-day/. . * * * This event is supported by AABAT and is being hosted by AABAT's Research, Practice and Policy Unit * * *
05.01.2022 SHARED RECORDINGS FOR NAIDOC WEEK 2020 AABAT recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent of Australia for over 65,000 years To celebrate NAIDOC week, AABAT is delighted to share a remarkable collection of Indigenous presentations drawn from our June Nature & Health Online Symposium.... Indigenous presenters, along with Dr Gregory P. Smith, have generously provided their permission to share this collection of recordings as a resource for our continuing growth. Topics include: Centring Indigenous Approaches, Trauma-informed Approaches, Human-Nature Connections and Restoring People and Planet. Click on the link, and feel free to share these recordings with others who may be interested: https://outdoorhealthcare.org.au/naidoc-2020/
