Training Course Adventure & Nature Therapy

Learning from the experts in Adventure & Nature Therapy:

This long-term training in Adventure & Nature Therapy provides you with methodological competence, scientific understanding of theory and professional qualifications in therapy and counselling. You become a Certified Adventure & Nature Therapist or Practitioner (ATI).

  • Different natural areas and online
  • Alexander Rose & Christiane Thiesen & Per Wijnands
  • english
  • € 10.380,00 (+19% VAT)
Training

Practical informations

Experiential training

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Our experiential training can be attended by people who can demonstrate relevant experience, interest in working in the natural environment, and background knowledge through other training and further education. In order to obtain the certification "Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapy Practitioner" and "Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapist" it is necessary to attend the online theory course with a successfully completed exam.

The training course will take place in different natural areas. The experiential training modules are offered every 2-3 months.

You can book and register the training courses seperatly or as a bundle (bundle is not possible via online-shop).

Start: 06.11.2023 - 10.11.2023
Graduation/ Certification: 24.01.2025 - 26.01.2025 (sorry you cannot book know)

  • 1. Aid Mental Health (MHFA): 25.10.2024 - 27.10.2024 (Location: Hamburg/ DE)

Dates 2025/2026 (please check booking, prices and locations here)

  • Module 1.2 Nature and Adventure as Co-Therapis
    25.11.2024 - 29.11.2024
    Strotzbüscher Mühle/ GER

  • Module 2.2: Adventure & Nature Therapy Programming
    22.03.2025 - 26.03.2025
    n.N.

  • Module 3.2 Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapy
    21.07.2025 - 25.07.2025
    Mountain Hut/ Mittelberg/ Kleinwalsertal/ AUT

  • Module 4.2 Clinical professionalization of the Adventure & Nature Therapist
    29.10.2025 - 02.11.2025
    n.N

  • Certification:
    30.01.2026 - 01.02.2026
    n.N.

2025

  • M1.3: Nature and Adventure as Co-Therapist
    01.10.2025 - 05.10.2025

    n.N.
  • 1. Aid Outdoor
    22.10.2025 - 23.10.2025
    Hamburg/ GER
  • 1. Aid Mental Health (MHFA)
    24.10.2025 - 26.10.2025
    Hamburg/ GER

  • 1. Aid Outdoor & MHFA (combination)
    22.10.2025 - 26.10.2025
    Hamburg/ GER

Schedule:       
Arrival day: 09:00 - 17:30 hours (Arrival the day before is possible)     
Regular days: 09:00 - 17:30 and 19:00 - 21:00 hours       
Closing day: 09:00 - 16:00 hours (departure after this time)

Language: english & german
Type: in presence
Trainers: Alexander Rose, Per Wijnands, Christiane Thiesen and international guests

Booking: The experiential training course can be booked as a bundle via email (fixed price) or as single seminar via online shop (price will be flexible over the time).


Seminar documents/handouts: can be downloaded from the online system after registration and payment before the training modules.
Venue: To be determined. Places may change, with the possibility to consider different locations in Europe.
Overnight, hosting & catering is due in any case for external overnight stays.

Online Theory

Our online module consists of 75 training units (TU):

  • 10 webinars: theoretical input and subsequent discussions (4h)
  • 8 webinars: theoretical input and subsequent discussions (2h)
  • Lectures/presentations also from international guests (90-120 minutes)

It is possible to join the webinar at any time. No qualifications are required.

 

Certification

To obtain the certification in "Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapist (ATI)” you need to attend a 3-day certification module (to be booked separately).

Dates:
24.01.2025 - 26.01.2025
30.01.2026 - 01.02.2026

Beforehand, you need to achieve the:

  • Theory part (E-learning modules) with a passed exam
  • Participation in all practical modules
Training

In a nutshell

The experiential training

Level 1 - downoad overview

Module 1: Adventure and Nature as co-therapists
Module 2: Adventure and Nature Therapy Programming
Therapeutic intervention
 
Module 3: Clinical Adventure and Nature Therapy
Module 4: Clinical Professionalization of the Adventure and Nature Therapist
Theory course - online
 
Deeping clinical knowledge
certification weekend
 

The online theory

Our online theory consists 75 TU (56 time hours at 2 hour units each, i.e. 28 units in approx. 6-8 months).

  • webinars in theory & subsequent discussion (90-120 minutes)
  • lectures/ presentations / int. guest lectures (90-120 minutes)

Wednesday 09.30 – 11.30 (weekly) and Thursday 19.00 -21.00 (monthly).

It is possible to join the webinar at any time. No qualifications required. 

You can conclude the theoretical part with an online exam that can be booked separately
 
The certification for "Adventure & Nature Therapist (ATI) will be provided in an extra present module (5), to be booked separated.
Training

The goals

Goals of the experiential training

  • You will be able to design and implement Adventure therapy for different target groups and formats (children and adolescents, families, individuals, and groups).
  • You will learn how to implement adventure as a therapeutical tool or method with different target groups and in different settings (natural spaces).
  • You will be able to apply adventure therapeutic interventions in different situations in a process-oriented way.
  • You will be able to offer Adventure & Nature Therapy in different contexts (clinical environment, educational support, prevention services).
  • You will be enabled to plan and design the Adventure & Nature Therapy process in a structured way.
  • You will learn the principles and conceptual foundations of Adventure & Nature therapy.
  • You will be familiar with the theoretical & methodological knowledge and be able to integrate and apply it in adventure therapeutic settings.

Goals and content of the E-learning program

  • self-conception of adventure therapy (differentiation to experiential education)
  • basics (clinical pictures) alternativ besser: disease patterns  (psychopathology according to  ICD/ DSM)
  • basics psychopharmaceuticals
  • (clinical pictures) disease patterns  in the context of AT | treatment options, contraindications
  • learning aund transfer theories
  • concepts as “Circle of Courage”, “Window of Tolerance”, etc.
  • basics psychotraumatology
  • focus topics: e.g. AT-interventions for eating disorders, addiction, anxiety disorder
  • basics attachment theory
  • theory basics reflection & transfer
  • evaluation techniques
  • holistic anamnesis as the basis for therapy planning
  • development of therapy plans

Certification

In order to obtain the certification in "Adventure & Nature Therapist (ATI)” you need to attend a 3-day certification module. This module, number 5 - Certification, has to be booked separately.

Admission to the certification module is detailed in the examination regulations. During the Certification module, an examination committee with 3 examiners will evaluate:

  • Dissertation
  • Case vignettes
  • Colloquium

To obtain the certification, candidates will have to present various certificates/experience, such as:

  • Proof of successfully completed vocational training (see professional groups)
  • Proof of at least 3 years of professional experience in the relevant professional group
  • Proof of prior experience in educational activities and at least 3 years of Experiential learning experience 

And,

  • Official Certificate of good conduct, and Certificate of Sexual Offenses
  • First aid certificate
  • Experiential Learning Training certificate
  • Training or work certificate for outdoor skills in relationship with groups 
  • Clinical 

Professional groups* such as:

  • Medical Doctors 
  • Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists (psychological & medical)
  • Occupational therapists
  • Social workers 

Please check the in-depth information here.

 

*Please ask if your certification is recognized as a (mental-)health professional in your country, and we will study your case individually. 

**ATI is striving for the official certification as a training and continuing education provider in the Federal Association of Individual and Experiential Education (Germany), and we assume that in the next years, Adventure and Nature Therapist will also obtain official recognition and certification. This training is developed following the current applicable certification standards of the Federal Association.

Costs 2024

Experiential training (bundle 1-4) 7.590,00 €
Theory part (online modules) 1.375,00 €
Theory exam 165,00 €
Certification module  approx. 1.100,00 €
Total

10.380,00 €
+ 19% VAT

 

You can also book the modules 1-4 separatly (via online-shop).

You can book the modules 1-4 as a bundle only via email.

Please be aware, that you save more or less 1.550,00 Euros if you book a bundle.
The bundle is attractive for participants who wants to strive the certifications "Practitioner" or "Therapist".

 

Payment

The prices advertised here refer to training costs without accommodation and meals.

The Theory part, the Exam, and the Certification are booked separately and paid full before the beginning of the modules.

 

Extra costs

Hosting & catering of the Experiential training and the Certification module are not included. They are due in any case for external overnight stays and to be booked directly at the location.

Trainers

Your trainers during this course are

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FAQ

Unfortunately, no. We currently do not offer our own Adventure Therapy programmes in which you could participate.

Please call us and we will develop a special in-house offer with you for your needs.

 +49 8382 2600 902

YES, the modules are always at the same date at the same place ;-)

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  • 21 days practical training (modules in presence)
  • 56 hrs. theory (online Webinar live)
  • 20 hrs. self organised learning groups/ SOL (in presence and/or online)
  • 6 hrs. supervision (online)
  • 3 days certification module (in presence)
  • div. hrs. for essays, thesis, case vignettes, own case work

Our international training courses are recognized by the "Associaton for experiential education (AEE/ USA)" for the certification process "Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist (CCAT)".

As soon as certification via the relevant Federal Association for Individual and Experiential Education in Germany (registered association www.be-ep.de), is possible, this will be aimed for. The structure of the training is such, that it would basically comply with the current applicable certification standards of the association (in the area of "training and further education").

It can be assumed that in the next few years a degree recognised by the association will have passed through all the committees. 

The certification process in the federation will be two-tiered:

  • The training institute (ATI) can certify itself in the area of "further and continuing education" and thus automatically offers a qualification that meets the currently applicable requirements.  This makes it easier for participants to obtain individual certification from the association.
  • Participants must then be individually certified by the association – by providing evidence and/or proof of an already certified qualification. The title "Adventure Therapist be" is then awarded (individual examination).

Yes, 23 years at the start of the practical training (modules).
We assume that you have reached the age of 25 for certification as an Adventure & Nature Therapist.

Relevant prior knowledge and experience are necessary among the participants in order

  • to be able to compete with other additional therapeutic training and qualifications;
  • to create a clear distinction from experiential education;
  • to be able to teach the contents in a high-quality manner.

The title enables you to apply "Adventure & Nature Therapy" in your professional field according to your previous professional training.

Your personal basic professional training is the basis for how you can use the qualification.

If you have basic psychological or medical training, you can work as an "Adventure and Nature Therapist" within the framework of the medical health professions and corresponding employers (psychosomatic clinics, rehabilitation clinics, psychiatric clinics, etc.) as a "specialist therapist". Depending on the employer, you may offer Adventure & Nature Therapy as a specialist or complementary therapy and be responsible for the case.

As a social service professional, you may only work as an Adventure and Nature Therapist under the supervision of a psychological/medical service. In general, you will work in a multi-professional team.

The "social & health care system" has established "Adventure & Nature therapy" for some years now and advertises jobs accordingly - with an upward trend.

This is exactly where certification becomes an important element for the new professional field and relevant employers.

Certification makes it unmistakably clear that you have acquired a relevant therapeutically oriented additional qualification over and above the obligatory requirements.

You will have to catch up on the module at some point.

Only when participation in ALL modules has been confirmed you will receive a certificate of completion. Max. miss rate 10%.

Yes, participation requirements also apply here, because we do not teach any basics (e.g. in experiential education).
You can book seperatly courses of the training course.

 

If you have not completed any professional training and/or studies in the field of social and health care, we expect proof of:

  • At least 80 hours (advanced and advanced training in the areas of psychology/pedagogics)
  • At least 240 days (8 hours each) of practical experience within 3-5 years (professional field social and health care)

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