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Berger, R. (2008). <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> – <strong>Developing</strong> a <strong>Framework</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Practice</strong>. A Ph.D.School of Health and Social Sciences. University of Abertay, Dundee77.4.1 Future Developments <strong>for</strong> Theory .................................................................. 2517.4.2 Future Developments <strong>for</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> ................................................................. 2517.4.3 Future Applications <strong>for</strong> Research .................................................................. 2537.5 Validity and Methodological Issues ................................................................... 2537.5.1 Research Validity and Trustworthiness ......................................................... 2547.5.2 Things I Have Learned .................................................................................. 2567.5.3 Recommendations <strong>for</strong> Improving the Research ............................................ 257CHAPTER 8 - CONCLUDING THE JOURNEY ..................................................... 259CHAPTER 9 – REFERENCES ................................................................................. 261APPENDICES ........................................................................................................... 279APPENDIX 1 -RESEARCH PROCEDURES – RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ........ 2791.1 In<strong>for</strong>mation sheet: 'Encounters in <strong>Nature</strong>' Case Study 1 .................................... 2791.2 In<strong>for</strong>mation sheet: 'Between the Circle and the Cycle' Case Study 2 ................ 2821.3 Questionnaires: Case Study 1 ............................................................................. 2851.3.1 'Encounters with <strong>Nature</strong>' - Questionnaire given at the end of the training (July2003) ....................................................................................................................... 2851.3.2 'Encounters with nature': End of the programme questionnaire (June 2004) 2881.4 Questionnaire: Case Study 2 (July-September 2004) ........................................ 291APPENDIX 2 - RESEARCH AND THEORETICAL ARTICLES .......................... 2952.1 In the Footsteps of <strong>Nature</strong> - <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> as an Emerging TherapeuticEducational Model .................................................................................................. 2952.2 The Therapeutic Aspect of <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> ....................................................... 3042.3 Going on a Journey: A Case Study of <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> with Children with aLearning Difficulty ................................................................................................... 3172.4 Being in <strong>Nature</strong>: Being in <strong>Nature</strong>: An Innovative <strong>Framework</strong> <strong>for</strong> Incorporating<strong>Nature</strong> in <strong>Therapy</strong> with Older Adults ....................................................................... 3272.5 Building a Home in <strong>Nature</strong> – An Innovative <strong>Framework</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> .............. 3332.6 Choosing "the Right" Space to Work in - Reflections Prior to a <strong>Nature</strong><strong>Therapy</strong> Session ....................................................................................................... 3422.7 A Safe Place - Ways in which <strong>Nature</strong>, Play and Creativity can help ChildrenCope with Stress and Crisis. ..................................................................................... 3472.8 Turning Verbal Interpretations into Experiential Interventions - From <strong>Practice</strong> toTheory ...................................................................................................................... 358

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