Publications

Technical Reports | Presentations at Conferences

Harper, N., Russell, K. C., & Cooley, R. (in review). Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions: An exploratory case study of adolescent wilderness therapy, family functioning, and the maintenance of change. Child and Youth Care Forum.

Russell, K. C., Gass, M. A., & Young, M. (in review). The psychometric properties of an instrument to assess social skill development in adolescents. Measurement and Testing in Counseling.

Russell, K. C. (in progress). Depression and substance use outcomes in outdoor behavioral healthcare treatment. Journal of Adolescent Health.

Russell, K. C. (2006). Brat camp, boot camp, or...? Exploring wilderness therapy program theory. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 6(1), 51-68.

Ewert, A., Attarian, A., Hollenhorst, S., Russell, K., & Voight, A. (2006). Evolving adventure pursuits on public land: Emerging challenges for management and public policy. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 24(2), 125-140.

Russell, K. C. & Harper, N. (2006). Incident monitoring in outdoor behavioral healthcare programs: A four-year summary of restraint, runaway, injury and illness rates. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs. 1(1), 70-90.

Caulkins, M. C., White, D. D., & Russell, K. C. (2006). The role of physical exercise in wilderness therapy for troubled adolescent women. Journal of Experiential Education, 29(1), 18-37.

Russell, K. C. (2006). Evaluating the effects of the Wendigo Lake Expeditions program on young offenders. Journal of Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence. 4(2), 185-203.

Russell, K. C. (2005). Two years later: A qualitative assessment of youth-well-being and the role of aftercare in outdoor behavioral healthcare treatment. Child and Youth Care Forum, 34(3), 209-239.

Russell, K. C., & Sibthorp, J. (2004). Hierarchical linear modeling of treatment outcomes in outdoor behavioral healthcare. Journal of Experiential Education, 27(2), 176-191.

Russell, K. C., & Farnum, J. (2004). A concurrent model of wilderness therapy process. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 4(1), 39-55.

Russell, K. C. (2003). Assessing treatment outcomes in outdoor behavioral healthcare using the Youth Outcome Questionnaire. Child and Youth Care Forum. 32(6), 355-381.

Russell, K. C. (2003). A nation-wide survey of outdoor behavioral healthcare programs for adolescents with problem behaviors. Journal of Experiential Education, 25(3), 322-331.

Russell, K. C., & Phillips-Miller, D. (2002). Perspectives on the wilderness therapy process and its relation to outcome. Child and Youth Care Forum, 31(6), 415-437.

Russell, K. C. (2002). Assessing outcomes in outdoor behavioral healthcare. Behavior Management, March/April, 22(2), 12-18.

Russell, K. C. (2002). Does outdoor behavioral healthcare work? A review of studies on the effectiveness of OBH as an intervention and treatment. Journal of Therapeutic Camping, Summer/Fall, 2(2), 5-12.

Russell, K. C. (2001). What is wilderness therapy? Journal of Experiential Education, 24(2), 70-79.

Russell, K. C. (2000). Exploring how the wilderness therapy process relates to outcomes. Journal of Experiential Education, 23(3), 170-176.

Russell, K. C., Hendee, J. C., & Cooke, S. (1998). Potential social and economic contributions of Wilderness Discovery as an adjunct to the Federal Job Corps program. International Journal of Wilderness, 4(3), 32-38.

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