Overview
Ecotherapy: A Field Guide is a refreshing overview of an emerging discipline which is keenly aware of cultural issues. Many of the terms currently being used to describe ecotherapy are culturally inappropriate and therapeutically counterproductive. This book ensures that great care is taken to describe the work in a way that privileges the traditions that predate the modern interest in this subject, using a methodology informed by critical theory and deep ecology. With contributions from Ben Classen, Dion Enari, Rebecca Freeth, Rupert Hutchinson, Hayley Marshall, Jacoba Matapo, Gina O'Neill and Bianca Stawiarski.
Full Product Details
Author: David Key ,
Prof. Keith Tudor
Publisher: Karnac Books
Imprint: Karnac Books
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.246kg
ISBN: 9781915565020
ISBN 10: 1915565022
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 14 August 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'The writing is lucid and a pleasure to read. The research question is well formulated, the search strategy is systematic and the discussion section provides good examples of critical thinking. Because the authors explain their thinking, research students will find it a useful guide when writing their own literature reviews. [...] To clear the confusion, the authors offer a new paradigm for understanding ecotherapy that varies according to the practitioner's view of therapy and nature. Truly ecological therapists, they argue, go beyond the therapeutic dyad and see 'therapeutic potential' in our complex web of relationships with the plant. [...] Psychotherapists and counsellors seeking a more ecological way of working that takes account of our relationship with the planet as well as each other will find this book stimulating.' -- John Marsden, MBACP (Snr Accred), senior lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy, BACP, Therapy Today, April 2024, 35:3
Author Information
David Key has designed and delivered outdoor programmes for psychological wellbeing and sustainability to a wide diversity of organisations and individuals for nearly 30 years. He has also taught, supervised and researched extensively in the academic sector. He is published in several languages, including with Karnac. See www.ecoself.net and https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhkey/ for further information. Keith Tudor is Professor of Psychotherapy at Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa New Zealand, where he is currently engaged in establishing an entity for research in the psychological therapies. He is the author of over 300 peer-reviewed publications, including 17 books.
