8-14 September 2025
What does it mean to provide professional youth work outdoors? Is it simply having fun outside or is there more to it? In this discussion, founder of Gippsland Adventure Therapy, Doug Moczynski, presents on how youth workers can operationalise “professional youth...
For many, outdoor therapy approaches focus on scaling the most dangerous climb, summiting the largest mountain, or surviving on little means in remote settings. What if there is another way to make the outdoors count through emotional safety and inclusivity? Tanya...
Since 2010, we’ve experienced a 40% increase in youth mental health diagnoses. In that same decade, prescriptions of psychiatric medications increased by 50%. With suicide becoming the number one cause of death for young people today and half of the population now...
Fresh moving water, good food, laughter, and a sense of community. This is exactly what Jen Rees brings to her work with Flow Outdoors. In this interactive presentation, Jen’s friends Doug Moczynski and Will Dobud facilitate a Q&A with Jen to learn more about her...
This presentation will cover recent research from a team of international adventure therapy practitioners focused on pathways into adventure and outdoor therapy. The large scale study found interesting patterns and areas for future research and focus, which were put...
Who says adventures in therapy are only for the young? Social worker and occupational therapist Unda Avota from Adventure Therapy Latvia proved otherwise in her recent work involving horseback riding, boating, hiking, and ropes courses with senior populations. This...
Walk and goat therapy is a play on the notion of Walk & Talk, which gained in popularity during COVID-19 restrictions. This session will discuss the risks and opportunities of the non-talk elements of doing therapy outdoors in public spaces. The session is aimed...
Join us for one or both of two online seminars exploring transformative justice and peace on the African continent. Session 1: Transformative Justice and the African Union: Unsettling the Dominant Discourse and Practice of Transitional Justice 4 September, 1-2 pm...
Join us for one or both of two online seminars exploring transformative justice and peace on the African continent. Session 1: Transformative Justice and the African Union: Unsettling the Dominant Discourse and Practice of Transitional Justice 4 September, 1-2 pm...
Lobbying and advising the government are part of the democratic process. Sometimes the interests being served are clear, yet at others they are hidden. Sometimes stories are told to make the outcomes desired easier to understand, and more likely, while at others the...