TY - JOUR T1 - Tree-Assisted Therapy: Therapeutic and Societal Benefits from Purpose-Specific Technical Recreational Tree-Climbing Programs JF - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) SP - 222 LP - 229 DO - 10.48044/jauf.2008.030 VL - 34 IS - 4 AU - John Gathright AU - Yozo Yamada AU - Miyako Morita Y1 - 2008/07/01 UR - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/34/4/222.abstract N2 - This article explains how program design can increase the therapeutic and societal benefits from programs focused on technical recreational tree-climbing. We compare a recreational program with a tree-assisted therapy program that includes purpose-specific therapeutic, educational, and motivation elements. We find that the additional elements included in the tree-assisted therapy program were effective in enhancing the benefits from the tree-climbing activity. ER -