PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gathright, John
AU  - Yamada, Yozo
AU  - Morita, Miyako
TI  - Tree-Assisted Therapy: Therapeutic and Societal Benefits from Purpose-Specific Technical Recreational Tree-Climbing Programs
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.2008.030
DP  - 2008 Jul 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 222--229
VI  - 34
IP  - 4
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/34/4/222.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/34/4/222.full
AB  - 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.