forum program

This session is for anyone who works with young people who wants to understand how outdoor experiences can be used therapeutically.

This session will give a brief overview of the growing body of evidence for adventure and nature-based therapy, in the context of childhood trauma.

Ellice brings a wealth of knowledge about the human brain and body and how brain changing movement can transform our mental and physical capabilities.

This presentation aims to provide an in-depth exploration of Outdoors Inc's experiences and insights gained from working with diverse communities...

Explore the interconnected relationship between Country and Human health, emphasising the importance of incorporating this understanding into teach...

Patrick invites participants to engage in discussion using the bio-psycho-socio-cultural-eco framework to examine barriers, facilitators, and benefits

This workshop is about Kim's story so far, and is open for others to share their insights, or anyone thinking of moving to work in a remote community.

Exploring the impacts of religious trauma on our sense of well-being, autonomy, identity, and finding refuge in nature, where Country holds. *trigger

In the helping professions, often people will not be helped despite the best efforts of those who would help them. This presentation is designed to...

This workshop will provide you with practical tools that you can easily implement with yourself or others. Bring your curiousity and an open mindset.

Join the diverse panel of mental health workers from Human Nature Adventure Therapy as they walk you through their experiences and powerful stories of

Emily will share her experience of facilitating nature connection programs in an urban environment, including a short presentation on Resilience by...

An experiential outdoor session that blends movement, bushcraft, storytelling, and sensory play to reconnect with the child within...

Rooted in long-standing practices and supported by current research in ecopsychology and somatic wellbeing; experience nature as a co-regulator...

This presentation looks through a systemic lens at a concept map developed by Groundwork Therapy as a proposed reflective practice tool kit to help...

A powerful and heartfelt session where young people who have taken part in Human Nature Adventure Therapy programs share their lived experiences.

All are welcome to join us in remembering those that have been 'lost' and celebrating through music, walking, ocean dip and beach fire.

An invitation to explore a nature-based, therapeutic alternative, blending Adventure Therapy with Sexual Reproductive Health to foster wellbeing...

Therapist and client share the benefits of gardening for mental health (and AI), with the intention of helping transform injustice trauma.

Learn about the amazing new field of quantum biology and what it means for all of us working in human health. You'll learn practical implications...

Animal-assisted therapy uses the human-animal bond in goal-oriented interventions. This talk will look at ways I work with animals, people and nature.

The opportunity to experience the outdoors, connect with nature and embrace the senses, is not always front of mind for marginalized members of commun

This session will discuss the field of outdoor therapies from a psychological research perspective, highlighting the current research landscape and...

This outdoor workshop includes a brief introduction to forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) and its scientifically backed benefits

Memory Reconsolidation Theory offers valuable insights into how nature engagement can act as a mechanism of lasting change in psychotherapy...

Experience an integrative approach that supports emotional resilience, empowered action, and deepening connection with our bodies, communities and...

Emily will have you laughing and crying as you gain understanding of people who face multiple challenges. Outdoor health is for everyone, not just...

This presentation traces the parallel benefits, components, and mechanisms of positive human-human and human-nature relationships, as well as the...

This outdoor workshop will explore how practical nature journaling exercises seem to activate the right side of the brain. Discussion & feedback ...

An immersive outdoor workshop exploring how trees shape our wellbeing, reflect our values, and guide us in giving back through connection, care and...

Participants will be introduced to the practices of story listening and story foraging in the natural world, and guided in crafting a series of...

Tim shares his journey and how surfing and the ocean, and his MEDS mantra, can help anyone manage a chronic illness or maintain robust physical and...

A multisensory autoethnographic presentation candidly discussing personal journeys of divorce and healing through connecting with nature. An invita...

Human Nature’s CEO and Founder will share the organisation’s journey—from running a handful of 10-day therapeutic expeditions per year to becoming...

Discover the benefits of Nature Connection for your well-being. Awaken your senses and immerse yourself in a deeper awareness and a deeper connection.

Wayapa Wuurrk is an earth based mind, body, spirit practice. In this session you are invited to deeply reflect on your relationship with nature and...

This interactive reflection group invites mental health professionals to critically examine the application of best practice principles in the...

In this immersive experiential workshop we will explore a brief version of "Sacred Ecology" Yatra multi-day process, including embodied movement...

Ethics are not confined to formal therapeutic contexts - they are embedded in our daily choices, relationships, and interactions with the enviro...

This workshop aims to provide a brief introduction to Breathwork Therapy and what a powerful healing technique it is.

A unique opportunity to hear directly from a local Arakwal woman and gain a deeper understanding of the land we walk on and the culture that has...

In this workshop, we will draw upon a recent collaborative project that explores eco-anxiety and the impacts of climate change in environmental ed...

This workshop is for anyone, of any experience, who wants to explore the functioning of overwhelm in themselves. A gentle experiential exploration...

An exploratory look into the delivery of Adventure Based learning in an Edmund Rice Flexi School. Experience some of the key practices used to create

This collaboration of social workers will discuss and identify ways in which social work ethics, curriculum and practice has been supported and...

Miles and Tom will dig into the latest international nature connection and wellbeing research, informed by NatureFix's partnerships; combining theo...

Ola invites participants to go beyond documentation, opening pathways for deep observation & emotional insight, rooted in ecological awareness...

This one-hour presentation, designed for the Outdoor Health Forum, explores Indigenous Facilitation Practice as a Country-led, trauma-integrated...

Don’t miss this inspiring session on reconnecting with meaningful transitions and creating stronger, more connected communities.

This workshop shares nature-inspired evidence-informed processes in support of eco-grief and eco-joy.

I come from a long line of storytellers. I have used stories to build my business and I’d love to share with you how we got started and stayed going.

This workshop explores the role of art in nature-based therapeutic practice through the existential-phenomenological lens of Martin Heidegger’s...

The purpose of this research is to present the potential application of PERMA+4 to the study of the motivations, intended outcomes, barriers, and...

Discover the power of nature as a creative playground in this immersive, hands-on workshop. Using nature’s loose parts, we’ll engage our senses and...

Writing has long been recognised as a way of processing profound moments, deep trauma and grief. Can we become authors of our own life story and write