Article

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To highlight the potential application of Wilderness Adventure
Therapy (WAT) as a supplementary tool in cognitive rehabilitation with an
adolescent TBI population. LITERATURE : A review of existing literature
pertaining to adolescent TBI, cognitive rehabilitation approaches and Wilderness
Adventure Therapy was conducted. Literature was sourced through EBSCOhost (Health
and Psychology), Informaworld, Informit Online and Ovid. Key search terms used
were: adolescent, adventure therapy, at-risk, brain injury, cognitive
rehabilitation, delinquent, head injury, paediatric, outdoor education,
wilderness adventure therapy and youth. MAIN OUTCOMES: Three articles that
discuss the use of WAT with adult TBI cohorts were identified; no research
reporting the use of WAT with an adolescent TBI cohort was located. The review
highlighted theoretical and practice similarities between cognitive
rehabilitation and WAT, with both proving to be examples of 'contextualized
intervention'. The majority of WAT literature reported programmes aimed at
at-risk and delinquent youth and, again, similarities in the difficulties
experienced by these adolescents and adolescents with TBI were apparent.
CONCLUSIONS: A trial study that investigates the application of WAT with
adolescents with TBI is warranted. Outcomes for executive functioning skill
development, self-esteem development and quality-of-life post-programme should be
ascertained to compare with results from adult programmes.

Langue : ANGLAIS